Bridge Collapse Kills Seven, Derails Train in Russia's Bryansk Region

A passenger train derailed in Russia’s Bryansk region near the Ukrainian border after a road bridge collapsed onto the railway tracks, killing at least seven people, including the locomotive driver, and injuring 30 others, among them two children. Russian authorities attributed the collapse to "illegal interference" and suggested the bridge may have been deliberately blown up, although no concrete evidence has been provided, and Ukraine has not commented on the incident. The train was traveling from Klimovo to Moscow when it crashed into the bridge remains, with emergency services working to rescue survivors amid visible wreckage of train cars and concrete debris. Bryansk is one of several Russian border regions that have experienced cross-border shelling, drone strikes, and covert attacks since the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated in 2022. Officials stressed efforts to assist victims, but details remain limited and unverified, with some Russian sources linking the event to sabotage. The incident coincided with ongoing tensions, including a Russian air attack on Kyiv on the same day.