Russia’s state railroad company RZHD: “On the Itikit — Okusykan stretch in Buryatia, while driving through the tunnel, the locomotive crew of the cargo train noticed smoke from one of the diesel fuel tanks. The train was stopped, and two fire extinguishing trains were sent from nearby towns to help.
“The movement of trains was not interrupted, it was organized along a bypass section with a slight increase in travel time.”
It comes as a senior Ukrainian official appeared to claim responsibility for the blast in an interview with POLITICO.
The official told the outlet: “This is the only serious railway connection between the Russian Federation and China. And currently, this route, which Russia uses, including for military supplies, is paralyzed.”
