Explosions reported in Kramatorsk

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Set Fire to Ukrainian Armed Forces' BTR and Directed Strikes on Kramatorsk: SBU Detains Russian Agent https://
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At least 6 killed, 40 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 107 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

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13/ Russian Railways is in a deepening crisis due to a years-long slump in traffic caused by the decline of the economy during the war in Ukraine. It has laid off thousands of workers, sold key buildings, and made major cutbacks, but has still suffered operating losses. /end

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12/ According to insiders, "management's current top priority is to cut corners on everything. Therefore, reports of defects are simply ignored. They occur frequently because the track condition is so poor."

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11/ The crash highlights the increasingly decrepit and dangerous condition of Russia's railway infrastructure. It appears likely that the engineer who made the final defect report is being scapegoated for the systemic failures of Russian Railways' management.

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10/ The fractured R65-type rail was laid in 1986, with an anticipated service life of 25 years (i.e. to 2011). However, it was still in use long beyond this date, with predictable consequences.

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9/ Initially, Russian Railways claimed that "outside interference" (i.e. Ukrainian sabotage) had been responsible for the crash. This was soon refuted by investigators of the Investigative Committee (Russia's equivalent of the FBI). pic.twitter.com/JwtsLXvwvk

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9/ Initially, Russian Railways claimed that "outside interference" (i.e. Ukrainian sabotage) had been responsible for the crash. This was soon refuted by investigators of the Investigative Committee (Russia's equivalent of the FBI).

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7/ It was reported again on 2 March as a "Category 5" fault, with a visible crack in the rail. This marked it as severely defective and needing immediate replacement, which again didn't happen.

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6/ The Vgudok railway news portal reports that the defect was first identified on 7 February and reported as a "Category 2" fault – transverse cracks in the rail head. Protocol required it to be inspected within 3 days and replaced or repaired immediately. This did not happen.

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