Train ran over the Strela-10 SAM in the Donetsk region, the Russian military died

3 October, 2023 The Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system of the Russian military. Russia. Photo from open sources

The train ran over the Russian Strela-10 air defense system in the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk region. As a result, three Russian soldiers were killed, and two more were injured. The ASTRA Telegram channel announced this on Tuesday, October 3.

According to the channel's sources, the incident took place the previous night on the Yenakijeve-Uglegorsk railway run. Preliminarily, the driver of the Strela-10 air defense system of the invasion army of the Russian Federation moved as part of a military convoy, but at some point, he lost control, drove off the bridge, and fell under a freight train.

Strela-10 air defense system of the Russian military. Photo from open sources

The reported casualties list:

• Abai Kultasev, soldier of the military unit #58249
• Vitaliy Pagynets, soldier of the military unit #21005
• Kirill Gaichenko, soldier of the military unit #21005

The wounded include the Russian military personnel with the names Renat and Mikhail.

As a result of hitting the Strela-10 air defense system of the Russian army, the diesel locomotive derailed. There is also the reported damage to the railway track.