Ukrzaliznytsia refutes claims of illegal arms transportation

Ukrzaliznytsia refutes claims of illegal arms transportation

Information that representatives of the Blockade of Donbas action had revealed weapons and ammunition in wagons of a train under construction materials spread in mass media and social networks is untrue. So are charges that the head of the Bakhmut railway station confirmed the reports, public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia has said.According to its press release, law enforcement agencies did not record any fact of transporting weapons and ammunition by rail across the contact line. In addition, the head of the Bakhmut railway station did not provide this information to Ukrainian lawmakers and participants of the blockade.The company recalls that freight are transported across the contact line by rail in line with the temporary rules of monitoring the movement of persons, vehicles and freights (goods) across the contact line in Luhansk and Donetsk regions.