Russia’s attacks paralyze train traffic near Nizhyn – which flights have been canceled
8 October 08:30
Russian shelling has again caused disruptions in the railroad. As reported by Ukrzaliznytsia on the morning of October 8, due to damage to the infrastructure in the Nizhyn direction, train traffic is temporarily hampered. This was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, said that the attacks have been going on since yesterday and that repair crews are currently working to eliminate the consequences. Current information on traffic changes can be tracked on the company’s official website.
“Long-distance trains passing through Nizhyn station will follow an alternative route. Suburban trains will be rerouted to the nearest stations. We are also working with the local authorities to launch shuttles to pick up passengers,” said Pertsovsky.
Due to the shelling, some trains are experiencing delays – in particular, trains #143/144 Sumy-Lviv and #45/46 Uzhhorod-Kharkiv are running about two hours behind schedule.
The following suburban trains will not run temporarily:
- no. 6901 Nosivka – Kyiv (Pivnichna);
- no. 6903 Nizhyn – Kyiv-Volynskyi;
- no. 6907 Nizhyn – Kyiv (Northern);
- no. 6909 Nizhyn – Kyiv (Pivnichna);
- no. 6674 Nemishayeve – Sviatoshyn.
The following routes have been changed:
- #46 Uzhhorod – Kharkiv;
- no. 113 Kharkiv – Lviv;
- no. 786 Kyiv – Tereshchenska;
- no. 116 Kyiv – Sumy;
- no. 779 Sumy – Kyiv;
- no. 787 Tereshchenska – Kyiv.
Regional flights operating on new routes:
- no. 895 Konotop – Fastiv;
- no. 892/891 Fastiv – Slavutych.
Russia continues to attack railroad infrastructure
In recent weeks, Russian troops have stepped up attacks on railroad facilities. The day before, the occupiers attacked the railway infrastructure in Poltava region, damaging a depot, track distance, and rolling stock.
The Nizhyn area was also hit, where there were warnings of possible train delays due to the damage. Earlier, Russia struck the train station in Shosta and railway facilities in other regions.
“Ukrzaliznytsia emphasizes that despite regular attacks, specialists are quickly repairing the damage to ensure uninterrupted communication between the regions.
