Railway bridge collapses in Arkhangelsk Oblast, freight wagon derails
No injuries reported; at least eight long‑distance trains blocked and the Ukrainian group Atesh posted a mocking Telegram message.
A section of a railway bridge collapsed on 10 November 2026 in Arkhangelsk Oblast in northwestern Russia, causing a freight wagon to derail, Russian Railways and local officials said.
There were no injuries reported. At least eight long-distance passenger trains — including services that link major cities such as Moscow and Saint Petersburg — were left blocked after the incident.
Russian Railways dispatched buses to carry affected passengers and sent teams to repair the damaged bridge and clear the line, the company said.
Telegram message from Atesh
Several hours after the collapse, the Ukrainian sabotage group Atesh posted a message on Telegram mocking the Russian authorities. "Bridges will not be collapsing only in Arkhangelsk Oblast. We are watching... And we will immediately outrun Putin's bureaucrats and their explanations: of course, all of this is happening 'accidentally', exclusively because of technical defects," the group said.
The group did not claim responsibility for the bridge collapse. Russian officials said the freight wagons were empty and there was no fuel leakage.
Photo: press material from the event
