Ukrainian partisans from the Special Operations Forces blew up a Russian train in Melitopol, damaging 150 metres of railway track and a locomotive carrying ammunition and fuel to Russian forces.
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A unit of the Resistance Movement of the Special Operations Forces carried out a successful sabotage operation in Melitopol on 13 October, blowing up a railway line at 07:30 and damaging a train delivering ammunition and fuel to the Russian army.
The explosion damaged 150 metres of railway track and a locomotive.
This was the tenth successful railway sabotage by partisans in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2023.
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Ukrainian partisans in Russian-occupied Melitopol blew up a Russian train at 7:40 a.m.
The train transported ammunition and fuel daily from Crimea to Melitopol and Dniprorudne.
The explosion damaged 150 meters of railroad and a diesel locomotive.
This was the tenth successful railroad sabotage in 2023 by partisans in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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