Trains carrying residents away from eastern Ukraine were blocked today as the only railway line remaining under Ukrainian control was bombed, announced the director of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), Oleksandr Kamyshyn.
"The enemy carried out air strikes on the level crossing next to the Barvenkovo station on the Donetsk line. It is the only way out, by train, from cities like Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Liman, which is controlled by Ukraine," he wrote on Telegram.
This line is now a "lifeline for tens of thousands of our fellow citizens," he added.
According to Kamyshin, three trains have been blocked in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
"We are waiting for the firing to end to clear the situation. Until that happens, train passengers were transferred to the railway stations," Kamyshyn explained.
Ukrainian authorities have called on residents of the eastern provinces they control to leave as soon as possible, as they fear a major attack by Russian forces is imminent. The governor of the Luhansk region Sherhi Gaidai warned today that this is "the last chance" because the Russians "are preparing to block every possible escape route."
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