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Russia’s railfreight problems are only continuing to worsen. After sanctions last year sucked the country dry of lubricant, and mechanics, to keep its locomotives running, it is now contending with sabotage conducted by Ukrainian special forces. This video captures the moment a Russian train explodes, adding to the list of those that have been rendered inoperable as a result of its war on Ukraine.
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Dwight Campbell
January 06, 2025 at 5:17 pmWhy are you showing this?
Do you really want to start a discussion about this?
This is one relatively small event in an almost 3 year long war that has threatened more than a couple of times to go nuclear. If it does go nuclear, are you going to start playing videos of cities being turned into cinders?
I don’t come hear to see your hand picked video clips of something you seem to only want to exacerbate – maybe all the way to the end of this current version of civilization.
Alexander Whiteman
January 07, 2025 at 10:58 amOver the 35 months of the Ukraine conflict, The Loadstar has covered its supply chain implications. One of the biggest developments on this front has the been the self-inflicted wound taken by the state-owned rail freight sector, which has seen its volumes and earnings plummet and, perhaps more importantly, allowed for development of alternative China-Europe rail routings. More recently, the impact from sanctions has started to take effect, with Russian Railways struggling to both service and keep its trains operating. Our decision to post this video was not meant as an expression of flippant disregard for the lives lost, nor to provoke the anxiety of those fearful of escalation. As a supply chain publication, the intent was to show how on all fronts, this conflict has proved detrimental to the long-term prospects of Russia’s role within global supply chains.