Four Russian missiles hit the Darnytskyi Railway Car Repair Plant in Kyiv, but no tanks are found there - Ukrainian Railways

Valentyna Romanenko - Sunday, 5 June 2022, 14:49 

Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) has confirmed that Russian missiles hit the Darnytskyi Car Repair Plant (DVRZ), but none of the tanks mentioned by Russian propaganda are there.

Source: Oleksandr Kamyshin, CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia, on Telegram. 

Direct quote: "This morning the Russian forces attacked the railway infrastructure once again. Four missiles hit the Darnytskyi Car Repair Plant located on the left bank of Kyiv. 

In general, this is a normal start to the day for us. They hit the railway structure every day, we promptly repair it and move on. 

One injured person is reported among the railway crew; he has received medical care. We immediately got on with dealing with the consequences of the strike."

Details: Kamyshin explained that Ukrainian Railways did not make any public statements about the attack, because in this case no passenger trains were delayed. 

It was the Russian Ministry of Defence that publicised this. They have lied again, claiming that the target was "T-72 tanks and other armoured vehicles supplied by Eastern European partners that were located in the premises of the car repair plant". 

The CEO of Ukrainian Railways emphasised that this was total nonsense and informed journalists that he is prepared to demonstrate that no tanks are stored at the car repair plant.  

Direct quote: "I officially declare that there is no military equipment in the premises of the DVRZ. This plant repaired open-top and grain wagons, which we use for transporting export products. 

I officially invite all the journalists, both Ukrainian and international, to visit DVRZ today. We will confirm that Russia has lied again. And their real target is the Ukrainian economy and civilians. They want to take away our opportunity to export Ukrainian products to the West. 

Media accreditation is required. Representatives of media organisations accredited by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence are granted access."

More information: Sergiy Bratchuk, spokesman for the Odesa Military Administration, has denied another piece of fake news from the Russian Ministry of Defence about a Ukrainian plane that was allegedly destroyed in the sky over Odesa. "It’s not even funny to comment," he said on Telegram. 

Background: At around 6 am on 5 June, five explosions were heard on the left bank of Kyiv, and Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported missile strikes on infrastructure in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of the city.

According to the preliminary data, Russian troops launched the missiles from Tu-95 aircraft from the Caspian Sea. One missile was destroyed.