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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Leicester

'War not an excuse:' Ukraine rail boss keeps trains running

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The orders came from on high, from Ukraine's president and one of his ministers: Get trains running again to the latest city newly retaken by our troops.

“So literally: tanks, then trains,” said Ukrainian rail network boss Oleksandr Kamyshin, recalling the presidential instructions he received as the southern city of Kherson was being liberated last week, ending eight months of Russian occupation.

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