A freight train that derailed near the town of Korosten in the Zhytomyr region was attacked by a Russian Shahed-type UAV, Ukrzaliznytsia reported, based on preliminary data from the investigation into the causes of the accident on the railway.

“Preliminary: the freight train was hit by detonation - probably a Shahed-type UAV,” the company said, adding that law enforcement and special services will have more details.

Now restoration work has already begun at the accident site, specialists and recovery trains are working on the site to restore the site as quickly as possible and return trains to schedule.

Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia Alexander Pertsovsky, in turn, said that the locomotive crew was injured as a result of the attack - the railway workers are now in the hospital.

The assistant driver received the most herbs; they plan to transport him to Kyiv to a railway or other specialized hospital for specialized support.

“We are doing everything possible to quickly recover the guys. Work on the infrastructure has been resumed - it has been deployed and is actively moving forward,” he wrote..

The head of the Zhytomyr regional military administration, Vitaly Bunechko, has already stated that on the night of December 22, the Russians attacked critical infrastructure facilities in the region, without specifying what they were talking about.

“Thanks to the professional actions of rescuers, several injured citizens were evacuated from the scene and transported by emergency crews to medical institutions. Pyrotechnicians from the State Emergency Service examined the impact sites, rescuers extinguished the fire, and restoration work continues,” he wrote..

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