Ukraine claims to have destroyed a railway in eastern Russia

 Ukraine claims to have destroyed a railway in eastern Russia

Ukraine claims to have destroyed a railway in eastern Russia

According to a senior source who spoke to the BBC, the security forces of Ukraine have destroyed a rail link inside Russia.

There have allegedly been many explosions in the Russian Far East, first on trains passing through a tunnel and subsequently on a bridge.

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The BBC has not verified the extent of the damage.

According to Ukrainian officials, the goal was to "disable" a significant portion of the infrastructure that the Russians sometimes utilize for military maneuvers.

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Russian Railways authorities said on Wednesday night that after the first incident in the Severomuisky tunnel, workers discovered smoke in the fuel tank and the train was halted.

Severnomuisky, the longest railway tunnel in Russia at 15 km, is situated in the northern Mongolian province of Buryatia.

The BBC was informed by a high-ranking Ukrainian official that there had been a blast in a cargo train inside the tunnel.

The official said that the Russians then fell into the "trap" of using the other bridge route.

The official said, "This is what the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, was counting on."

"The explosive devices installed on this 35 meter long high bridge ignited while the train was passing through it."

Although the second explosion has not been verified elsewhere, Baza, a Russian Telegram channel, claimed that a second train exploded in the same location later.

There don't seem to be any injuries despite the occurrences occurring on Wednesday and Thursday.

Rail lines and gasoline tanks have reportedly been damaged by the explosions.

The Russian government has refrained from making any formal or public statements.