Russia Probes Rail incidents in regions near the Ukraine border | Company Business News

Russia’s most important investigative authority began criminal investigations after two bridges blew up in regions bordering Ukraine, and crushed the passing trains that caused at least seven deaths and widespread injuries. Authorities have classified the incidents as ‘terrorist attacks’, the country’s investigative committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said on Sunday in the comments broadcast by TV channel Rossiya. The number of injured stands at 66, he said. Hours later, a similar incident in Koursk, which also borders Ukraine, occurred. A railway bridge collapsed as a freight train passed, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said. The engine staff was admitted to the hospital. It is unclear whether there is a connection between the two. The incidents occurred just like a Russian delegation to travel to Turkey this week for a second round of peace conversations with Ukraine. The opening round on May 16, the first in more than three years, ended with an agreement for the exchange of prisoner and discussions on a possible ceasefire. The government of Russia, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, has been notified of the two incidents, reports the state news agency Tass, citing the head of Roman Starovoit of the Ministry of Transport. So far, Russia has not indicated whether the incidents can affect the discussions. Ukraine has so far made no official comments on the incidents. However, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian Center for the contrast of propaganda, said on Sunday that the Kremlin could “prepare the ground for disruption of the talks”, adding that this is not the first time Russia ‘false flag’ attacks. Kovalenko said in a telegram post: ‘Ukraine has ahead “Ukraine has no motive to disrupt the summit in Istanbul. occurring -a position that was’ onbaric ‘according to the Kremlin’. Without giving details about how the explosion occurred.