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Ukraine’s first standard gauge rail to Uzhhorod on track for launch in the second half of 2025

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February 26, 2025
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As part of Ukraine’s effort to integrate its transport network with that of the EU, the country is planning to build various standard gauge rail…

Russia misses its own deadline for railway to Crimea

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February 25, 2025
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By 31 March, a report on the failure to build the railway to Crimea on time needs to be on the table of Russian president…

Three years of war have made the railways “Ukraine’s second army”

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February 24, 2025
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What was supposed to be a quick military operation has now entered its fourth year. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned the world upside…

UZ plans ferry to Georgia, Ukraine – Poland traffic drops significantly

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February 21, 2025
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is planning a rail ferry to Poti, Georgia. The company already has ferries at its disposal, and wants to use them for…

Ukrainian expert believes Lviv could, and should, be Europe’s next rail centre

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February 19, 2025
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Boris Ganaylyuk, a Ukrainian rail expert from Lviv, has set his sights on the promotion of the so-called “Green Corridor”. It is supposed to be…

‘Improvement of Ukraine – EU rail infrastructure could facilitate large modal shift’

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February 18, 2025
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As Ukraine is looking to strengthen its connectivity with the European Union, plans are being drawn up for standard gauge rail connections from Lviv to…

‘The Green Corridor would be a better alternative to the Middle and Northern corridors’

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February 17, 2025
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The development of China – Europe traffic and the necessary infrastructure is constantly ongoing. The Middle Corridor, an alternative to traffic through Russia, is the…

Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl radiation shelter, Ukraine’s president says

Helen Carrie
February 17, 2025
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A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant new confinement building hit by missile

Helen Carrie
February 15, 2025
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The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter) is a structure put in place in 2016 to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant,

Export traffic takes the lead in Ukrainian rail freight

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January 24, 2025
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Imports and exports are claiming larger and larger shares of total Ukrainian rail freight traffic. In 2024, both of those grew relative to the total…