"This issue should be considered in a package with the situation in the Sea of ??Azov, where our ships are stopped, the occupation of our territory, the information war and other hybrid manifestations of the war by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. And the decision should be made at the level of the government and the National Security and Defense Council, "the People's Deputy from the People's Front faction Vitaly Korchik said in an OBOZREVATEL commentary.

According to him, the abolition of passenger rail transport is primarily a matter of security for Ukrainians.

"As for our passengers, we all understand that every Ukrainian who travels to Russia risks that he may be illegally imprisoned and that it will be very difficult to predict further with him. And this is a matter of the security of the rolling stock, which can go to the Russian Federation, "the people's representative notes..

According to the People's Deputy, the number of people who travel to Russia, with the beginning of its aggression against Ukraine, has significantly decreased, and the abolition of shipments will not affect the economic component of the enterprise.

"In my opinion, the abolition of a passenger railway communication with the Russian Federation will not inflict financial damage on Ukrzaliznytsia, since railway transportation in Ukraine is inherently unprofitable. If cargo transportation does make a profit, then there is no passenger traffic, "Korchikov believes..