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Russian military strikes trains delivering military cargo in two regions of Ukraine

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 102 words
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What to know about Russian military strikes trains delivering military cargo in two regions of Ukraine

The Russian defense ministry reported that Geran drones targeted trains carrying military cargo, including foreign drones and spare parts, in the Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk Regions. The ministry stated that these strikes are intended to disrupt the logistics of the Ukrainian armed forces.

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What happened

Russia’s Geran drones have delivered strikes on trains transporting military cargo in the Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk Regions, the Russian defense ministry said.

Why it matters

"The Defense Ministry of Russia has published a video of a series of strikes delivered by Geran UAV crews on trains of the Ukrainian armed forces, transporting military cargoes, including foreign-made drones and their spare parts, near the settlements of…

Common ground

The ministry added that "regular strikes on rail infrastructure and locomotives used for supplying troops, disrupt the logistics of the Ukrainian armed forces.".

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The Russian defense ministry reported that Geran drones targeted trains carrying military cargo, including foreign drones and spare parts, in the Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk Regions. The ministry stated that these strikes are intended to disrupt the logistics of the Ukrainian armed forces.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Defense Ministry of Russia has published a video of a series of strikes delivered by Geran UAV crews on trains of the Ukrainian armed forces, transporting military cargoes, including foreign-made drones and their spare parts, near the settlements of Barvenkovo in the Kharkov Region and Nikolayevka in the Dnepropetrovsk Region”
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The evidence provided contains general information about Geran/Shahed drones and general Russian military operations, but there is no mention of a specific video released by the Russian Defense Ministry regarding strikes on trains near Barvenkovo and Nikolayevka carrying foreign drones. None of the provided web search or Wikipedia results confirm this specific event or the existence of the video described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The HESA Shahed 136 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, lit. 'Witness 136'), also known by its Russian designation Geran-2 (Russian: Герань-2, lit. 'Geranium-2'), is an Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, also kno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shahed drones are Iranian unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Shahed drones are manufactured both in Iran and in Russia, with the R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahed_drones
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Unmanned Systems Forces (Russian: Войска беспилотных систем [ВБС], romanized: Voyska bespilotnykh sistem [VBS]) is a branch of the Russian Armed Forces dedicated to drone warfare. It was establish…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_Systems_Forces_of_Rus…
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Claim 2: “Russia’s Geran drones have delivered strikes on trains transporting military cargo in the Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk Regions”
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The provided evidence mentions general Russian drone strikes in the Kharkiv region and attacks on trains in the Dnipropetrovsk region (e.g., New Eastern Europe), but there is no independent corroboration from multiple sources specifically confirming that 'Geran drones' struck 'trains transporting military cargo' in both regions simultaneously as a single event. The evidence is fragmented and does not provide a second independent source to corroborate the specific military cargo detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dnipro International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт «Дніпро», romanized: Mizhnarodnyi aeroport «Dnipro») (IATA: DNK, ICAO: UKDD) was an airport serving Dnipro, a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro_International_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present), the Russian military has continuously carried out deliberate attacks against civilian targets and indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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