Russian Belgorod authorities have announced the damage done to the railway not far from the border with Ukraine.

This was reported by Militarnyi with reference to the statement of Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of the Belgorod region.

The traffic through these tacks in the Belgorod region has been suspended.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Governor of Russia’s Belgorod region stated that the railway tracks had been damaged in the Shebekino city district.

The Head of the Russian region did not share the official version of the incident.

Shebekino city district is located a few kilometers from the border, just opposite Ukrainian Vovchansk in Kharkiv region.

The photo from the scene was shared by the Governor himself, and later several more photos were published in the media.

One of the pictures shows a pillar of smoke spotted by locals in the morning in the area of the incident.

Russian investigators are currently working at the scene. Only after they figure out the circumstances, the official Russian version of the incident will be announced.

According to Russian railroad workers, a repair train has already left to the scene.

Response of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Hanna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister, commented on the news about the damage done to the railway tracks in the Belgorod region:

“Indeed, during the war, in the first place, the objects of critical infrastructure of the military and logistics facilities are destroyed by both sides – roads, bridges, so that each side cannot deliver not only ammunition but even fuel or supplies. Today, part of Kharkiv, Kharkiv region is being blocked by the enemy. On our side, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to complicate the process of delivering whatever it is they are trying to accumulate there, and basically, it is another military operation. That is, even where there are no active battles, where the process of strengthening the enemy is ongoing, there is also the process of counteraction. And right now, this is happening in the Kharkiv region,” said Hanna Malyar, Deputy Minister of Defense, when commenting on the damage to railway tracks in the Belgorod region.