Freedom of Russia Resistance and ATESH Burned Two Russian Diesel Locomotives

The resistance movement disabled two diesel locomotives belonging to the Russian invaders. The sabotage took place on the territory of the Prokopyevsk Transport Administration in the Kemerovo region and at a railway junction near Simferopol in Crimea.

Representatives of the Freedom of Russia and ATESH partisan movements reported this.

The locomotives were used to transport military cargo to the front lines, including ammunition and fuel.

Coal and spare parts for equipment were also transported through these railway junctions.

🚫Resistance have neutralized a diesel locomotive used by Putin’s army!

The maneuver locomotive was burned at the Prokopyevsk Transport Directorate, where it played a dual-use logistical role — facilitating the movement of military supplies to the front and transporting… pic.twitter.com/wdNoEG3ZuV

— Freedom of Russia Legion | Легион «Свобода России» (@legion_svoboda) March 20, 2026

A diesel locomotive was destroyed near Simferopol on the eve of March 18. This branch line is key for supplying Russian units in the Zaporizhzhia direction, where active fighting continues.

As a result of the operation, the locomotives’ equipment was completely burned, and the equipment cannot be quickly restored.

#АТЕШ вывел из строя тепловоз на железнодорожном узле под Симферополем. pic.twitter.com/Agj6cUeNh2

— АТЕШ (@AteshOrg) March 18, 2026

At the Prokopyevsk Transport Administration, the diesel locomotive ensured operations in several directions simultaneously.