MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – An explosion on Monday morning on a railway bridge near Samara, some 850 kilometers southeast of Moscow, forced Russia’s state railway to cancel or divert trains, reports said. Russian news agencies, citing rescue services.
Ukrainian military intelligence confirmed the explosion in a statement but did not claim responsibility.
He specifies that trains carrying ammunition – manufactured in a nearby factory – for the Russian army use this bridge spanning the Chapaevka.
Reuters could not confirm this statement.
The explosion did not cause any injuries. The bridge is expected to be impassable for a time, according to Ukrainian intelligence. (Editor from Moscow; French version Dagmarah Mackos, edited by Sophie Louet)
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