Russia delays Mariupol–Moscow rail service due to "partisan sabotage"

This was reported by the Mariupol City Council.

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, Russia supposedly has everything needed to begin passenger transport from the temporarily Russian-occupied Mariupol to Crimea, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. 

However, he complains that the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and partisans — who are carrying out sabotage operations on the railway — are preventing this.

"The Mariupol railway station was restored specifically to send passenger trains to Crimea and Moscow," the City Council added, noting that some sections of the railway have been rebuilt for this purpose. 

• The invading Russian army is actively transferring weapons and military equipment via the new railway that connects Rostov-on-Don, Mariupol, and Volnovakha.