As a result of the massive Russian bombardment on the night of January 9, 42 long-distance and suburban trains have been delayed. This was reported by the Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) on social media.
«Despite the challenging night and heavy enemy fire, the railway continues to operate. Currently, we are experiencing delays due to icing on the contact network. As a result, 42 trains are delayed: 18 long-distance and 24 suburban», the statement said.
The longest delays have been recorded for the following trains:
- №79/80 Lviv – Dnipro (delay of 6 hours 42 minutes);
- №63/64 Przemyśl – Kharkiv (delay of 6 hours 17 minutes);
- №111/112 Lviv – Izium (delay of 6 hours 17 minutes);
- №5/6 Yasinya – Zaporizhzhia (delay of 6 hours 7 minutes);
- №45/46 Kharkiv – Uzhhorod (delay of 5 hours 45 minutes);
- №61/62 Dnipro – Ivano-Frankivsk (delay of 5 hours 45 minutes);
- №41/42 Dnipro – Truskavets (delay of 5 hours 41 minutes).
A complete list of delayed trains is available on the uz-vezemo website.
Additionally, train №766 Odesa – Kyiv will depart with an approximate delay of 2 hours and 30 minutes due to the delay of the turnover train from the capital.
Ukrainian Railways assured that operational services are working on solutions to restore train schedules as quickly as possible.
On the night of January 9, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with drones and missiles, resulting in 25 injuries and four fatalities.