from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 19 Feb 11:16
https://sh.itjust.works/post/55576158
On February 10, as sirens warned of Russian strikes against Odesa, staff at the main railway depot in this southern Ukrainian region calmly made their way to one of the nearby fortified underground shelters. Aside from energy infrastructure, this vast site has become a top target for Moscow’s missiles and drones.
Inside the converted bunker, mechanics, laundry workers – responsible for the sheets used on overnight trains – and company managers, including the depot director Leonid Loboïko, gathered. “Since autumn 2025, every night here has been a nightmare,” he said. “The Russians target our repair workshops, trains, tracks, and electric facilities. If they manage to halt rail traffic, Ukraine will become one large cemetery.”
There was no panic in the shelter, which also welcomed local residents. The voices were drowned out by the depot chief, a 75-year-old man who looks a decade younger, with an open and cheerful demeanor, leading a team of 1,300 people. “In January, the city’s military administration asked us to coordinate with the police to raise our security level,” he confided. “I also put in place new internal procedures, for work and discipline, to reduce risks. We’ve become a frontline, and sometimes I feel like a railway general.”
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