Key Points
- Germany has delivered the first 13 vehicles to Ukraine for the needs of Ukrzaliznytsia.
- The vehicles will be used by track workers, energy specialists, and communications staff.
- Two vehicles will be operated by the locomotive company to transport staff.
- Overall, the aid package includes 18 vehicles, 32 generators, and 18 units of construction equipment.
- The support is aimed at restoring infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.
Germany has delivered the first 13 vehicles to Ukraine for Ukrzaliznytsia. The vehicles will be used for official duties, including rapid response to damage to railway infrastructure caused by Russian attacks.
The transport was officially handed over in Kyiv by the German Ambassador, Heiko Thoms. The vehicles are part of a wider aid package. In total, Germany plans to deliver 18 vehicles, 32 generators, and 18 units of construction equipment to Ukrzaliznytsia.
Two vehicles will be used by the locomotive company to transport staff. The remaining 11 will be sent to the regions, where they will support track workers, communications personnel, and energy specialists who travel to sites after attacks to restore damaged railway sections.
The handover ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister for Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, Oleksii Balesta, German Ambassador Heiko Thoms, and the Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Pertsvoskyi.
During my trips, I speak with railway workers from various regions, and they all emphasise the significant need for official transport. We owe these people for keeping railway operations running despite everything. Thanks to our partners, railway workers now have new vehicles that allow them to quickly reach the sites of Russian attacks and rapidly restore damaged infrastructure.
– Oleksii Balesta.
During the event, participants also inspected a passenger carriage destroyed in a Russian attack. On 27 January 2026, Russian forces struck the train Barvinkove – Lviv – Chop in Kharkiv region with three kamikaze drones. Six civilian passengers were killed in the attack.
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