Ukrainian Armed Group "Russia Railway Blown Up Transporting North Korean Ammunition"

"If North Korean Ammunition Is Transported, Explosions Will Occur Much More Frequently"
Estimated 4 km Southeast of Russia's Kolchovo Airport

Ukrainian armed groups have announced that they blew up a section of the Russian railway used to transport North Korean ammunition. The group also indicated that they may carry out additional railway sabotage near the North Korea-Russia border region.

According to the Telegram channel of the armed group Atesh (ATEШ) on the 11th, the group claimed to have successfully carried out a bombing operation on the Trans-Siberian Railway passing through Yekaterinburg, a major city in central Russia, on the 5th. The group stated, "The railway transporting North Korean ammunition was blown up," adding, "We will blow up the railway much more frequently while the ammunition is being transported (to the battlefield)." Based on the location of the explosion site shown on the map released by the group, it is estimated to be on the railway about 4.3 km southeast of Koltsovo Airport.

A map marking the section of the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway that the Ukrainian armed group Atesh (ATEШ) claimed to have blown up on the 5th. [Image source=Google Earth]

Atesh posted a short video on their Telegram channel showing the railway explosion. However, it is difficult to verify whether the explosion in the video actually occurred on a Russian railway as claimed by the group. A spokesperson for the group told Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the 10th (local time), "To prevent North Korean ammunition from being delivered to the Russian military, we are preparing new plans to blow up Russian railways on Russian territory, Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia, and near the North Korea-Russia border."

North Korea and Russia signed a 'comprehensive strategic partnership' agreement last month following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea. The Soviet-era 'military aid' clause was revived, and based on this, military cooperation between North Korea and Russia has become more overt. The international community currently believes that North Korea is supplying conventional weapons such as artillery shells to the Russian battlefield and, in return, receiving military technology such as satellites. Although Russia's economic support, including resources like oil, is also suspected, both North Korea and Russia deny these claims.

The Ukrainian armed group Atesh (ATEШ) released a video on the 5th showing the explosion of a railway line passing through Yekaterinburg, a city in central Russia. The group claimed that ammunition from North Korea was transported to the Russian battlefield via this railway. [Image source=Atesh Telegram]

Meanwhile, the name Atesh means 'flame,' and the group claims to have around 2,000 members currently active. They reportedly conduct attacks on Russian forces and intelligence operations in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

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