photo: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid / Flickr/Ukrainian people fleeing Russian war at a railway station, Feb 2022
With 10,000 km of track destroyed and billions in damages, Ukraine’s railways refuse to derail. Amid Russian bombardment and mounting losses, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) continues to repair, operate, and resist.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russian bombs and missiles have damaged, destroyed, or erased nearly 10,000 km of railway tracks across Ukraine, with 43 railway station buildings reduced to rubble. Despite continued attacks and estimated losses surpassing EUR 3,7 billion, Ukrzaliznytsia fights daily to restore every kilometre of rail.
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According to Ukrainian Railways, from February 2022 to November 2024, almost 10,000 km of track and 43 station buildings were lost through damage, destruction, or disappearance. These figures—derived from internal records—cover infrastructure across all regions of Ukraine, including those currently under Russian occupation.
On the other hand, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), in its analysis from February 2022 to January 2024, estimates 507 km of tracks destroyed in territory controlled by Ukraine, with over 700 km located in occupied areas. The same analysis reports that 126 stations and terminals were damaged or destroyed—more than 53 in government-controlled areas. Differences stem from definitions: Ukrzaliznytsia counts only stations under its management, while KSE includes both passenger and freight terminals across all regions.
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Repair Efforts and Economic Toll
KSE also reports that Ukrainians damaged, destroyed, or lost approximately 5,500 buildings and 4,000 additional structures belonging to Ukrzaliznytsia, estimating direct infrastructure losses at EUR 3,7 billion.
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Ukraine’s rail network officially spans 21,705 km, meaning nearly half was impacted. Despite this, Ukrzaliznytsia has managed to repair or restore over 3,600 km of track, along with 41 station buildings and associated infrastructure to maintain rail operations.
Russian Attacks Continue to Disrupt Rail Service
Recent Russian attacks, such as the overnight strike on 3–4 July against Kyiv using drones and ballistic missiles, caused fatalities and injuries, and led to damage on Kyiv’s railway network. According to Reuters, one person died and 23 were injured, and passenger services between Sviatošyn – Kyiv – Pasažyrskyj required deployment of backup diesel locomotives.
As RAILTARGET previously reported, a week earlier, on 24 June, a missile strike on Dnipro killed 21 people and injured 279. Though no fatalities occurred near the rail system, a rocket exploded near tracks, impacting an arriving train and injuring several passengers. Ukrzaliznytsia dispatched an alternative electric service to carry those affected to Zaporizhzhia.