Ukrainian resistance forces damage 2 locomotives near Moscow bound for Ukraine

On the night of 29-30 December, Ukrainian resistance troops caused severe damage to two Russian locomotives at Dmitrov station and Lobnya railway yard in Moscow Oblast. The locomotives were meant to be deployed to Ukraine's temporarily-occupied territory.

Source: Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the Mayor of Mariupol, citing Mariupol Resistance on Telegram

Quote: "Members of the Mariupol resistance forces set fire to a new EP2D-0014 electric train at the Dmitrov station in Russia's Moscow Oblast at 03:10 Kyiv time (02:10 Moscow time) today. The train, which had recently undergone major repairs at the Dmitrov Engineering Plant, was scheduled to be sent by the Russians to the occupied Ukrainian territories."

Details: According to resistance forces members, the fire entirely damaged the train's main carriage, valued at RUB 50 million (approx. US$472,923).

They also stated that a sabotage operation took place at the Lobnya railway yard in Moscow Oblast, where a diesel locomotive was set on fire at 04:20 Kyiv time. The locomotive was irreparably damaged, according to the resistance forces.

Background:

• In June, Ukrainian resistance forces carried out a sabotage operation on the railway to the occupied city of Mariupol.
• In November, resistance forces sabotaged a railway line near the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol, resulting in a collision between two locomotives on a section the Russians are attempting to link to Russia.

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