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Rail workers’ deaths underscore 1,700 Russia rail strikes

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 15:00 UTC · How we work

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Salon owner Antonina Viter rides trains across Ukraine despite Russian drone threats.
Russia has struck Ukrainian rail facilities over 1,700 times this year.
On the Dnipro-Odesa line Viter endured eight 30-minute evacuations outbound and one return.
A drone strike on August 13 killed two train drivers on that route.
More than 50 railway workers have died on duty this year, according to Ukraine’s infrastructure minister.

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Salon owner Antonina Viter rides trains across Ukraine despite Russian drone threats.
Russia has struck Ukrainian rail facilities over 1,700 times this year.
On the Dnipro-Odesa line Viter endured eight 30-minute evacuations outbound and one return.
A drone strike on August 13 killed two train drivers on that route.
More than 50 railway workers have died on duty this year, according to Ukraine’s infrastructure minister.