Freight train derailed in Russian border region due to explosion.

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Freight train derailed in Russian border region due to explosion.
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An explosive device went off along the Bryansk-Unecha line in the Russian border region of Bryansk, causing a freight train carrying oil products and timber to derail. No injuries were reported. The region has seen acts of sabotage since Russia invaded Ukraine. In a separate incident, power lines were destroyed by a suspected explosive device in Leningrad Region, and a second suspected device was defused. These incidents occurred as Russia fired missiles across Ukraine in its second pre-dawn strike in three days, causing widespread damage and injuring 34 people.

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