Russia attacked railway infrastructure in Ukraine's Sumy region, deputy Prime Minister say

Russia targets Ukraine’s Sumy region with a large-scale drone strike, hitting railway and energy infrastructure in an attempt to disrupt logistics, Deputy PM Oleksiy Kuleba says.

Reuters

February 5, 2026

A firefighter inspects a compound of a sea port which was hit during overnight Russian drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine January 28, 2026.

Oleksii Kuleba via Facebook/Reuters

Russia carried out a "massive" drone attack on railway infrastructure in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Thursday.

The railway's energy infrastructure was also targeted, Kuleba said on the Telegram messaging app, posting photos of damaged railway cars.

"The enemy is trying to stop train traffic," Kuleba said, describing the attack as "another act of terrorism" against Ukrainian logistics.

-Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; editing by Philippa Fletcher/Reuters

Russia carried out a "massive" drone attack on railway infrastructure in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Thursday.

The railway's energy infrastructure was also targeted, Kuleba said on the Telegram messaging app, posting photos of damaged railway cars.

"The enemy is trying to stop train traffic," Kuleba said, describing the attack as "another act of terrorism" against Ukrainian logistics.

-Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; editing by Philippa Fletcher/Reuters