Explosion reported on railway tracks in Crimea

In Crimea’s Kirovske region, railway traffic was suspended after damage to the railway tracks, reported Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed governor of annexed Crimea. According to him, there were no casualties.

The Russian Telegram channel Baza reported that an explosion occurred on the railway in Crimea while a freight train was on the tracks. The explosion occurred right next to the train, as it was travelling on the stretch between Vladislavovka and Kirovske. The train conductor quickly braked and was not injured. The Telegram channel 112 reported that two workers were injured by glass fragments, though they were not hospitalized.

Traffic along a section of the railway was later restored, according to Aksyonov.

The Ukrainian authorities have not commented on reports of the explosion.