Two bridges in Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk oblasts collapsed in a single day on 31 Might because of explosions, with investigations underway into what Russia’s Investigative Committee has known as terrorist assaults.

Supply: Meduza, citing the Russian Investigative Committee

Quote: "These occasions are categorised as acts of terrorism," the committee acknowledged.

Unverified reviews recommend an improvised explosive system could have been positioned inside the Kursk bridge’s construction.

The Kursk incident occurred round 02:21 Moscow time (00:21 BST), derailing the locomotive of a freight practice and three wagons, with no fatalities reported because of the practice’s low pace.

Derailed practice Photograph: Russian Investigative Committee

Background

• A highway bridge in Bryansk Oblast collapsed onto a railway at 22:50 Moscow time (20:50 BST) on 31 Might 2025, derailing a passenger practice en route from Klimov to Moscow, killing 7 folks and injuring about 70.
• Hours later, a railway bridge collapsed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, derailing a freight practice.

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