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01-06-2025
At least seven people were killed and 31 injured when a highway bridge collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Bryansk, western Russia, near the Ukraine border. The collapse brought heavy trucks down onto the train, derailing the locomotive and several cars. Moscow Railway alleged “illegal interference” caused the incident. Emergency services are searching for victims and have evacuated passengers, arranging a reserve train to continue the journey. Hours later, a second bridge collapsed in Russia’s Kursk region as a freight train crossed, causing a fire and injuring the driver. Investigations are underway.
Entities: Bryansk, Kursk region, Moscow Railway, Russia, Ukraine border • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
01-06-2025
A road bridge collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Russia’s Bryansk region near the Ukrainian border, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 30. The train, traveling from Klimov to Moscow, derailed under the debris; the engineer was among the dead, and an infant is in serious condition. Moscow Railway blamed “illegal interference” without details; an investigation is underway. Passengers were evacuated to a nearby station. Separately, a bridge collapse in neighboring Kursk injured a freight train driver; it’s unclear if the incidents are connected. The region has seen increased attacks amid the war in Ukraine.
Entities: Bryansk region, Russia, Moscow Railway, Kursk, Moscow • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
01-06-2025
Two separate bridge collapses in Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk regions, both bordering Ukraine, killed at least seven people and injured dozens. In Bryansk, a road bridge fell onto a moving passenger train late Saturday, derailing it and killing at least seven, with 66 injured; authorities cited “illegal interference,” and the regional governor claimed an explosion. In Kursk, a railway bridge collapsed under a freight train, injuring a driver and causing a fire. Russia’s Investigative Committee initially called both incidents terrorist attacks caused by explosions, then softened the language. The Kremlin said Putin was briefed. The events came amid ongoing cross-border attacks and sabotage since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; separately, Ukraine’s intelligence reported blowing up a Russian military freight train near Melitopol. Ukraine denied being a “terrorist” actor and said it would attend planned peace talks in Istanbul.
Entities: Bryansk region, Kursk region, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Investigative Committee, Kremlin • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
01-06-2025
Two separate bridge collapses in Russia overnight left at least seven dead and dozens injured. In the Bryansk region, a bridge collapsed onto a Moscow–Klimov passenger train, derailing it and killing the driver and six others, with 69 injured. Authorities initially cited “illegal interference,” and an unverified report suggested a possible explosion. Later, a bridge in the Kursk region collapsed as a freight train was crossing, injuring one driver. The incidents occurred in border regions frequently targeted by cross-border attacks since the war began, though Ukraine has not commented. Emergency services are conducting rescue operations.
Entities: Bryansk region, Kursk region, Moscow–Klimov passenger train, freight train, Russia • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
01-06-2025
Two bridges collapsed hours apart in Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk regions near the Ukraine border, derailing a passenger train and a freight train. Russian officials reported seven dead and at least 76 injured. The cause and any link between the incidents were not immediately clear.
Entities: Russia, Bryansk region, Kursk region, Ukraine border, passenger train • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
