Running Ukraine鈥檚 rail network during war
Since start of war Ukrainian Railways have moved nearly 3.7 million people from eastern, southern and central parts of the country to the west
The Ukrainian resistance has been holding up much better than most anticipated and a key role in this has been the country's railway tracks. The network has made it possible for refugees to flee quickly, they have transported aid to besieged areas, brought weapons to the country and taken troops to front line cities.
The CEO of state-owned Ukrainian Railways, Oleksandr Kamyshin, says they have lost 96 employees and 103 are injured but 231,000 continue to work the railways.
He tells Newsday that schedules and maps change daily 鈥渂ecause some cities we lose temporarily, some cities we conquer back鈥� and while much of the infrastructure has been destroyed, the war has taught them how to carry out repairs faster than it would normally take during peacetime: 鈥淥nce they stop shelling, at least for a moment, we get out from the buildings and get all the job done.鈥�
(Picture: A suburban train destroyed as a result of shelling by Russian troops at the Trostianets-Smorodyne railway station in Sumy, north-eastern Ukraine. Credit: Anna Voitenko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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