Ukraine loses nearly 400 locomotives this year alone — transport minister

Ukraine loses nearly 400 locomotives this year alone — transport minister Nikolay Kalashnik believes that losses of locomotives, rolling stock, and railway infrastructure will only increase in the futureMOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) has lost nearly 400 locomotives since the beginning of this year alone, Ukraine’s Minister of Recovery, Infrastructure, and Transport Nikolay Kalashnik reported. "Since the beginning of 2022, Ukraine has lost 630 locomotives, nearly 400 of them this year," he said at a government question hour in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). The minister believes that losses of locomotives, rolling stock, and railway infrastructure will only increase in the future. "This month alone, 15 cases of damage to rolling stock have already been recorded," he added. Earlier, Kalashnik stated that between 37 and 40 locomotives are knocked out of service each month in Ukraine, a significant portion of which cannot be repaired. On November 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian troops had carried out two massive strikes and 12 group strikes against targets in Ukraine over the past week. Among the targets hit were defense industry enterprises, logistics centers, and energy and transport infrastructure facilities. TagsUkraineRussia has always been reliable energy supplier to Turkey — ministerAlparslan Bayraktar recalled that Turkey had been cooperating with Russia in that sphere for forty yearsRead moreRussia withdraws from European Boxing Championship in Croatia citing lack of national flagThe decision was also prompted by problems concerning the issuance of entry visas to members of the Russian delegationRead moreOver 1,000 foreign mercenaries wanted internationally — Russian investigators284 mercenaries had been convictedRead moreFormer Ukrainian prime minister calls Kiev’s demand to maintain 800,000-strong army absurdNikolay Azarov noted that Kiev needed financial guarantees from the EU because it was unable to maintain such large armed forces on its ownRead moreRussian forces push Ukrainian troops 30 km from state border in Sumy Region — expertAndrey Marochko specified that the Russian military continues to steadily expand the buffer zone in this areaRead moreEuropean envoy to Ukraine talks must be acceptable to all parties — top Czech diplomatAccording to Petr Macinka, the person selected must command the respect of the West but also be viewed positively by the EastRead moreRussia does not expect lifting of sanctions against it in medium term — MFAWestern countries have recently begun to employ a sanctions policy with increasing frequency as they are losing their advantages, their "undisputed leadership," Alexander Trofimov saidRead morePress review: EU rejects security reform, stalls Ukraine peace as Armenia loses CSTO voteTop stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 13thRead moreBridge damage disrupts transport links across Dnieper in Kiev — lawmakerDamage to the bridges over the Dnieper has repeatedly paralyzed traffic in Kiev since late OctoberRead moreRussian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brassUnits of Russia's Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Shilovka in the DPR and servicemen of the Battlegroup East liberated the settlement of Voskresenka in the Zaporozhye Region through decisive operationsRead moreUS refrains from tougher measures against Iran on request from regional countries — TrumpUS President Donald Trump stressed that if not for that request, he could go furtherRead more