Ukraine disrupts vital trade route between Russia and China by sabotaging Siberian railway

An explosion hit a tanker train in the Severonomuisky tunnel in Buryatia, Russia, early Thursday, igniting a fire that burned for hours.

A second explosion hours later struck another fuel-carrying train crossing a high bridge in Siberia.

Russian Railways, the state-operated rail company, diverted traffic due to the attacks but assured that it did not significantly disrupt transportation.

Investigators suspected an explosive device planted under a train carriage caused the tunnel explosion, but there was no confirmation on the cause from authorities.

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While Russian authorities did not comment on the second explosion, Ukrainian sources suspected the attack was targeting the diverted rail traffic on the backup route at Chertov Bridge.