The attacks are aimed at destroying the rail network and “paralyzing the delivery and movement of military cargo” ahead of a planned Russian offensive, the source said.
“This is standard practice before an attack,” the source added.
At the time, Russia said it had targeted rail infrastructure and trains carrying weapons provided to Ukraine by Western countries with missiles and artillery.
Moscow’s defense ministry said its forces struck “Western weapons and military equipment” being transported by rail in the Donetsk region on Thursday, and also targeted railway facilities in the Kharkiv region.
Two civilians were killed in the shelling organized by the Russians in the Sumy region
Two civilians were killed on Friday when Russian forces shelled the town of Bilopilya in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The Russians attacked residential areas of the city twice, Mayor Yuri Sarko said.
In the beginning, the occupiers around 10 am. shelled the city from artillery, and after 40 min. used “Grad” type rocket launchers, J. Sarko said. One woman died on the spot, the second died on the way to the hospital.
Source: BNS, ELTA
