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Two Bridge Collapses Near Ukraine Derail Trains in Suspected Sabotage

Officials are investigating a freight train derailment in Kursk that followed last year’s fatal collapse in Bryansk

Eine zerstörte Brücke mit aufsteigendem Rauch, darauf ein Teil eines Zugs.
Einsatzkräfte in der Nähe eines zerstörten Bahnwaggons
Das von russischen Behörden veröffentlichte Bild zeigt Rettungskräfte nach dem Zugunglück im Gebiet Brjansk
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Overview

  • On June 1, 2025, a portion of a bridge in Russia’s Kursk region gave way under a freight train, causing part of the train to fall onto a road and injuring one driver.
  • In May 2024, a bridge collapse in the Bryansk region sent a passenger train off its tracks, killing seven people and injuring 69 others.
  • Russia’s state railway company attributed the Bryansk failure to “illegal interference,” and Governor Alexander Bogomas said the bridge had been blown up in an explosion.
  • Andrej Klischas, head of the parliamentary constitutional committee, publicly blamed Ukraine for the Bryansk incident, though Kyiv has not responded to the accusation.
  • Investigators say it remains unclear whether the two collapses are connected as they probe sabotage claims in heavily targeted border areas.