A drone attacked the locomotive of the Moscow - Simferopol train: the assistant driver was killed.

      After the incident, the scheduled movement of passenger trains in the territory of Crimea was suspended. The locomotive of the passenger train Moscow — Simferopol was attacked by a drone. This was reported by the head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov. According to preliminary data, the train driver was injured, and his assistant was killed. There are no casualties among the passengers. "The authorities of the Republic of Crimea will provide all necessary assistance and support," Aksyonov stated. After the incident, the scheduled movement of passenger trains in the territory of Crimea was suspended, reported the carrier "Grand Service Express." According to the company, passengers of all trains that were in the territory of the peninsula were evacuated. Currently, buses are transporting passengers of trains No. 68 Moscow — Simferopol, No. 77 St. Petersburg — Simferopol, and No. 7 St. Petersburg — Sevastopol, which departed on June 6, to Simferopol. As of 6:00 Moscow time, delays have been recorded for a number of trains heading to Crimea and back. Trains from Adler, Mineralnye Vody, and Moscow are delayed at the entrance to the peninsula, with waiting times ranging from one and a half to three and a half hours. Trains leaving Crimea to Moscow and Murmansk are delayed, with maximum delays reaching about seven hours. Over the past night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 310 Ukrainian drones of aircraft type over regions of Russia. The list of subjects over which UAVs were destroyed includes the Volga Federal District.

      Natalia Zhirnova

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