Russian military train derails west of Omsk

21 carriages were overturned as a result of the derailment of a military train In the Omsk region, on 1 December.

It is noted that the train carried artillery systems and other military vehicles the repair plant.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, none of the personnel not injured.

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“After the repair work, the platforms with the equipment will be sent to their destination,” noted at a statement.

Incident occurred at 537 km of the Sverdlovsk railway.

The causes of this incident are still unknown.

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