Drone strike shuts down major rail hub in Russia's Volgograd region
Illustrative photo: Drones strike railway station in Russia's Volgograd region (Getty Images)
A fire broke out in the town of Kotelnikovo in Russia's Volgograd region following a nighttime drone attack. Train traffic has been halted, and the gas supply has been disrupted, informs the Astra Telegram channel.
According to the region's governor, Andrey Bocharov, drones targeted transport and energy infrastructure.
Specifically, train traffic was halted in the area of Tinguta station in the Svetloyarsky district.
Footage from Kotelnikovo shows a fire breaking out after the strike.
Strikes on enemy logistics
Recently, drones have launched a series of strikes on the logistics infrastructure in Russia. On July 29, railway infrastructure in the town of Salsk, Rostov region, was targeted.
The transport hub was used for transferring resources, fuel, ammunition, and other supplies to the front line in the Donetsk region, as well as southward to the temporarily occupied Crimea and Zaporizhzhia region.
A fire also broke out near the Dvoynaya traction substation, located on the electrified rail line Volgograd-1 – Salsk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that precise strikes by Ukrainian drones and the daily actions of the Defense Forces are key factors that can bring peace closer.
"Russian military enterprises, Russian logistics, and Russian airports must feel that Russia's war has real consequences for them," Zelenskyy said
