Ukrainian Partisans Disrupted Fuel Deliveries To The Occupiers

A freight locomotive was set on fire in Samara.

Activists from the “Atesh” movement carried out a sabotage operation in Samara and set fire to a freight locomotive, which was completely destroyed. The “Atesh” movement reported this on Telegram.

As a result of the sabotage, the Russian diesel locomotive was completely put out of commission. Disruptions and delays in train traffic began on a key section of the Kuibyshev Railway, and fuel deliveries to the Russian Federation’s occupying army were hampered.

According to the partisans, the junction plays a key role in the transportation of petroleum products from the Novokuybyshevsk, Kuibyshev, and Sizran refineries. Raw materials arrive there from the Urals and Siberia, and from there, trains carrying fuel depart for Russian forces in the south and east.

“Atesh” emphasized that the destruction of the locomotive, against the backdrop of problems with the supply of fuel and lubricants, could further complicate the delivery of fuel to the front.

“A shortage of locomotives exacerbates the fuel shortage and hinders the Russian Armed Forces’ ability to conduct active combat operations,” the movement’s statement reads.

This is not the first time partisans have struck at the Russian Federation’s locomotive fleet. In April 2026, the movement claimed to have destroyed a locomotive near the Likhovskaya station in the Rostov Region and estimated the damage at more than $150,000, according to Euromaidan Press.

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