Russia hits railway locomotive used by Ukrainian army

Military operation in UkraineRussia hits railway locomotive used by Ukrainian army The Defense Ministry also released footage of objective monitoring of the strike on the railway infrastructure behind enemy linesMOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russia has hit a railway locomotive used to carry Ukrainian military equipment in the Zaporozhye Region with the Geran-4 Seeker drone, the Defense Ministry said. It also released footage of objective monitoring of the strike on the railway infrastructure behind enemy lines. "On July 18, the Geran-4 Seeker unmanned aerial vehicle struck a railway locomotive used to transport military equipment and the Ukrainian army’s materiel in the area of the settlement of Volnyansk, Zaporozhye Region," it said. 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