Rail war in Belarus (2022–present)
2022 conflict between the Belarusian government and pro-Ukrainian activists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rail sabotage is one of the Belarusian forms of grassroots action opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]
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Quick Facts 2022–present rail war in Belarus, Date ...
2022–present rail war in Belarus | |||
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Part of the 2022–2023 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement | |||
Date | 28 February 2022 (2022-02-28) – present[dubious – discuss] | ||
Caused by | Usage of Belarusian railways by Russia during Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||
Goals | Termination of the use of Belarusian railways by Russia | ||
Methods | Rail sabotage[1] | ||
Status | Ongoing | ||
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Arrested | 11[7] |
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At the end of February 2022, the first reports appeared in the media about sabotage on Belarusian railways in order to disable manpower, signalling control equipment, and the transport of military materiel by rail for military operations on the territory of Ukraine.[8]