Train service restored in Volgograd region after drone attack

Three trains were delayed after a drone attack in the Volgograd region. The waiting time reached six hours.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, drone debris fell on the railway tracks in the Svetloyarsky district. There were no casualties, but train traffic was temporarily restricted in the area of the Tinguta station to clear the tracks.

Railway traffic in the Volgograd region, disrupted by the drone attack, has been restored. "All trains delayed today due to the fall of UAV debris on the Kotelnikovo - Kanalnaya section are following their routes. The maximum delay time was up to 6 hours," the Russian Railways Telegram channel said.

Russian Railways clarified that passengers on trains delayed more than 4 hours were provided with food.

It should be noted that three trains were reported to be delayed: Adler - Kirov, Kirov - Adler, as well as the suburban route Kotelnikovo - Volgograd-1.

Earlier it was reported that the Volgograd airport lifted the restrictions on arrivals and departures of flights that had lasted more than 6.5 hours.

In total, on the night of July 31, air defense systems shot down 22 drones over the regions of the Southern Federal District - 11 in the skies of the Volgograd and Rostov regions, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported.