Overview

• The derailment occurred late on May 31 in the Vygonichsky district, roughly 100 km from the Ukrainian border
• The passenger train was traveling from Klimov to Moscow when it struck the fallen bridge span and derailed multiple carriages
• At least seven people died, including the locomotive driver, and 30 others were injured, among them two children
• Investigators have opened a probe into “illegal interference” and security-linked Telegram channels have floated unverified claims of an intentional explosion
• Moscow’s emergency ministry and regional officials have led the rescue response, and President Putin reviewed the incident with Governor Alexander Bogomaz