The scale of the collapse on the railway due to the fall of the APU drone in Rostov region

After the fall of the UAV in In the Rostov region, 100 thousand people were delayed at Likhaya station en route, more than 130 trains "froze". This was stated by the head of the Russian Railways (RZD) Oleg Belozerov in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".

According to Belozerov, due to the state of emergency, more than 130 trains "froze", which were placed throughout the network, including on stages where there are no settlements. As the trains were delayed, a number of additional requirements had to be met, including providing people with food and water.

"And, accordingly, this whole algorithm had to be settled. The figure is 100 thousand people were detained. Accordingly, in order to provide, it was necessary to deliver kits for 100 thousand people. It was a weekend. It is clear that we tried to do everything we can, but the situation went beyond the regulations that we have. We quickly got our bearings," said the head of Russian Railways.

"Of course, there were failures. There were appeals to me on the topic of the fact that the heat, the air conditioners are not working, the food is not provided in a timely manner. But this is also connected, and I have already said, first of all, with such a unique force majeure. Of course, we apologize for what happened. We are drawing conclusions," Belozerov said.

EADaily reminds that on July 19, in the early morning, due to damage to the contact network due to the fall of UAV debris on the Likhaya - Zamchalovo stretch in the Rostov region, train traffic was stopped.