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According to Russian officials, two train bridges in western Russia are now being investigated as “acts of terrorism” in separate incidents. The explosion occurred close to the Ukrainian border in Briansk and Kursk regions, killing at least seven people and injured in dozens.Svetlana Petrenko, a spokesperson of Russia’s investigative committee confirmed the classification. “These incidents are classified as acts of terrorism,” they were said by the state -run RIA news agency.Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin was informed overnight. A post on the Telegram channel of Kremlin said, “Throughout the night, the President received a report from the FSB and the Ministry of Emergency about the incident related to trains in the chair and Brians areas.”Deadly collapseThe first explosion occurred in the Brysk area on Saturday, where a bridge collapsed on a passenger train, resulting in seven deadly and several injuries. Train trains were destroyed in photographs from the site and scattered between the rubble of the destroyed bridge. Videos shared on social media were taken by drivers who avoided crossing the bridge before giving way.Second derailment in chairsHours later, a freight train train was thrown from its tracks in a nearby Kursk area, when another bridge fell under it. Acting Governor, Alexander Khinsetin, the acting governor of the region, said that the accident caught fire, but no casualties. “The accident opened fire,” he said, confirming the absence of a deadly.The discovery committee issued a statement saying that the two declines were caused by the explosions.Ukraine Connection?Although Russian authorities have not publicly blamed Ukraine, the previous allegations of sabotage against Ukrainian groups targeting the infrastructure of the railway inside Russia. Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Agency (GUR) issued a statement on Sunday, stating that the transportation food and fuel of a Russian military freight train was transported to Crimea. The agency did not claim responsibility or linked its announcement to the bridge events, but said that a major Russian “artery” was destroyed between the occupied Zaporizhia and Crimea.Russia has held parts of Zaporizhjia since the beginning of the 2022 invasion and has anxked Crimea in 2014.

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