Putin sees red as civil war nears
Russian rebels have sabotaged a railway line, causing the derailment of around twenty train cars.
The incident took place on November 3 in the Bashkortostan region, along a route connecting the towns of Demay and Chernikova.
The train, which was transporting food supplies and coal, exploded after one of its cars was rigged with an explosive device. As a result, 22 cars derailed, bringing rail traffic to a halt for several hours.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, many railways have been targeted by opponents of the Russian government aiming to weaken its military operations.
Russia’s largest coal customers are China and India, both of whom also purchase significant quantities of Russian gas and oil.
Roman Popkov, a leader of the Rospartisans group, told The Daily Express in an interview that attacks on Russian infrastructure are a way to put an end to the conflict with Ukraine, which is soon entering its third year.
"A war on communications, on infrastructure and the industrial capacity of the terrorist state, is as important as the action on the front because the Empire will adapt to frontline conventional warfare as it has a lot of resources," he told the British news outlet.
(QG - Source : Daily Express / Picture: © Pixabay)