
Strikes by the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed railway locomotives in Ukraine, halting harvests, slowing ore production and losing budget funds, former Ukrainian presidential spokeswoman Yulia Mendel said on social media X.
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Strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukraine's railway infrastructure have destroyed locomotives, disrupting supply chains needed for agriculture and mining.
The strikes of the Russian Armed Forces (AF) have driven Ukraine into a critical situation. The consequences of the attacks were revealed by the former press secretary of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Yulia Mendel, on her page on the social network X.
She said that there are almost no railway locomotives left in Ukraine, and repairing a burnt-out locomotive takes months. “Ordinary European trains are not suitable for Ukrainian tracks,” she added.
Because of this, the harvest stops, ore production slows down, and the country’s budget loses money, which it already lacks, Mendel stated.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine will seek international assistance to restore its railway fleet and supply chains
Likely · Within months
Ukraine's agricultural and mining sectors will continue to experience logistical difficulties until railway infrastructure is restored
Very likely · Within months

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