In the Donetsk region on Monday, July 27, as a result of Russian shelling, an employee of Ukrzaliznytsia was killed and two more were injured.. This was announced by the Chairman of the Board of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” Alexander Pertsovsky on his Facebook page..

According to him, the Russians struck at a time when a repair team was working to restore an infrastructure facility previously damaged by Russian troops. The occupiers sent a Shahed-type jet drone at the railway workers.

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As Pertsovsky noted, dispatchers warned workers about the danger, thanks to which most of them managed to evacuate. During the attack, one of the track linemen received a blast injury incompatible with life.. Two more railway workers received shrapnel wounds of varying severity..

The Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia noted that the circumstances of the incident are currently being clarified in order to establish what exactly prevented the employee from saving himself, despite the warning received.

We would like to remind you that on July 19, in the Zaporozhye region, a Russian drone attacked a passenger train.. Fortunately, no casualties were avoided, but one of the conductors was slightly injured..