Ukraine conducts new attack on Russian railway deep in Siberia – source.

According to a source from Ukraine who spoke to Reuters on Friday, the Ukrainian domestic espionage agency carried out an explosive explosion on a Russian railway line deep into Siberia. This is the second strike this week against military supply routes in the region.

It would appear that the occurrences demonstrate that Kyiv is prepared and able to carry out sabotage assaults deep within Russia and disrupt Russian supplies far away from the front lines of Moscow’s conflict in Ukraine, which has been going on for twenty-one months.

The source, who did not wish to be recognized, stated that the explosives were detonated when a freight train passed the Chertov Bridge in the Buryatia area of Siberia. This region is located hundreds of kilometers away from Ukraine and borders Mongolia.

Following an attack on a nearby tunnel the previous day, which prompted trains to be rerouted, the train had been utilizing a backup railway line, according to the source mentioned in the statement.

According to Baza, a Russian media organization with security sources, six goods wagons caught fire. Baza said diesel fuel tanks on a train utilizing the backup route had caught fire. According to the article, there were no reported casualties, and the cause of the explosions was not identified.

According to the Ukrainian source, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out both operations and provided a similar assessment of the damage. The source made this assessment by quoting Russian Telegram channels.

It was not possible for Reuters to independently verify the accounts or determine whether or not the route was utilized for the transportation of military supplies. About the most recent occurrence, Russian Railways chose not to comment. A written request for response was made to the regional branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee; however, they did not immediately react to the request.

A cargo train was moving through the Severomuysky tunnel in Buryatia when the first incident occurred, according to the Ukrainian source who stated on Thursday that the SBU had detonated explosives during the prior strike.

According to the Kommersant Daily, which is located in Moscow, unnamed sources expressed their belief that Russian investigators had concluded that the train was blown up in a “terrorist act” by persons who have not been identified.

Russian Railways, the state-owned firm that manages the enormous rail network, stated that following the initial attack, traffic had been rerouted along a new route, which resulted in a little increase in travel times but did not disrupt transportation.

According to the Ukrainian source, the second attack foresaw the diversion of train traffic and targeted the backup route at Chertov Bridge. Chertov Bridge is located on Russia’s Baikal-Amur Mainline, which travels across Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East.

While the Baikal-Amur Mainline is commonly considered more significant for Russian freight transit, the Trans-Siberian Railway is widely considered more vital.

A Russian industry source who wished to remain anonymous stated on Friday afternoon that trains carrying freight were using the backup route.