Overview
- Russian Railways confirmed a derailment at Kochetovka-2 station in Michurinsk at about 15:34 local time.
- Several fuel tank cars exploded, damaging roughly 30 wagons and sending flames high into the sky.
- Firefighting trains were deployed as 47 personnel and 20 units of equipment worked to contain the blaze.
- Service on the Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov corridor faced delays, including trains running between Moscow and Crimea.
- The cause remains unconfirmed, with unverified claims of a drone strike circulating and conflicting reports on injuries, including an unverified account of the driver being hospitalized.