Russia announced it had blown up a train carrying Ukrainian weapons

(Dan Tri) – Russia announced an attack and destroyed a train carrying Ukrainian weapons in Donetsk in the context that the West began to resume aid to Kiev.

Russia increased its raids on Ukraine’s transportation network to hinder the transport of Western weapons to the Ukrainian front line (Photo: TASS).

On April 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of a Ukrainian arms convoy with a combined attack including missile strikes and artillery shelling.

`A train carrying Western weapons and military equipment was attacked in the Udachnoye settlement area in Donetsk,` the Russian Defense Ministry said.

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that soldiers and equipment of Ukraine’s 67th mechanized brigade were also attacked at a railway loading station in the Balakleya area of the Kharkov region, northeastern Ukraine.

In the past 24 hours, Russian forces also destroyed 5 US-made M777 rocket launchers, 2 US M102 105mm light towed rocket launchers, a US-designed AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, and a US-made artillery.

Video of Ukrainian ammunition train exploding after Russian missile attack (Video: RT).

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference of the Russian Ministry of Defense on April 23, said that Moscow will increase attacks against Ukrainian logistics centers and weapons storage facilities.

Previously, Russia’s attacks on April 19 in Dnipropetrovsk province, targeting the Dnipro city railway station, also showed a new threat to Ukraine’s transportation infrastructure.

The statement was made in the context that the West began to resume or increase aid to Ukraine after a long hiatus.

Earlier this year, when Ukraine had a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition, Russia increased its attacks with missiles and drones on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

However, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Moscow’s focus has shifted to the transportation network, especially the railway, to hinder Western weapons shipments to Ukraine.

`Russia may change the target set to attack Ukraine’s transport infrastructure, logistics and military depots. The Russian military command may believe that attacking the transport system will limit its ability to

Russia has repeatedly warned that transferring foreign weapons to Kiev will not prevent Moscow from achieving its military goals, but will only prolong the conflict in Ukraine and increase the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.

According to officials in Moscow, the supply of weapons, sharing of intelligence and training of the Ukrainian army means that Western nations have become de facto parties to the conflict.