Eight grain train cars derailed in Russia-occupied Crimea in sabotage act

Train cars transporting grain have derailed in Crimea, Ukraine’s region occupied by Russia. The railway traffic on the Simferopol-Sevastopol route has been suspended, Crimean head Sergey Aksyonov reports.

Update
UPD1: “intruders interfered in the railway operations” in Crimea, the Crimean Railways reported.
UPD2: Around eight cars derailed in Crimea, Crimean Transport Minister Nikolay Lukashenko said.
According to him, no one was injured. Train passengers will be delivered by bus.
First pictures from the grain car derailment site
First pictures from the grain car derailment site

According to Baza, a sabotage act was conducted on the railways. 112 reports that the explosion took place near the village of Chistenkoye. Five cars are believed to have tipped over.

“The traffic has now been suspended, military engineers are checking the rail tracks,” the report reads.

On 10 May, Crimea.Realities published an interactive map of Crimea pinpointing 223 active, temporary, and frozen military facilities of the Russian army.

The list contains ten categories of facilities with their precise locations. These sites can be seen on the Planet Labs satellite images and selected photos.

These sites include: Black Sea Fleet facilities, depots of weapons, ammo, hardware, and military assets, air bases and fields, fuel for the troops, as well as unknown-purpose facilities.

The map also highlights air-defence system and missile troop locations as well as where border control officers, internal forces, and other units of the Russian Armed Forces are stationed.

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