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LTG Cargo and Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ), in cooperation with NSExpress, tested a new cargo transportation route Kaunas - Kyiv.

LTE is starting to enter the transport of Ukrainian grain too, and has been transporting Ukrainian ceramic clay for several months already.

ČD Cargo Logistics has launched another kind of transport of Ukrainian grain, this time using big bags. These were purchased by Resilient, which is the main customer for the transports of Ukrainian agrarian commodities provided by ČD Cargo Logistics (ČDCL).

The number of people fleeing Ukraine has risen steadily since the outbreak of the war, with a proportionate increase in the number of train journeys made by refugees.

Over 4 million people have now fled the war in Ukraine.

On 23 March 2022, the city of Cottbus/Chóśebuz became the third hub for refugees from Ukraine in Germany, adding to the two existing centres in Berlin and Hannover.

According to UN data, some 3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine in the three weeks since the Russian invasion.

While the whole (democratic) world is horrified by the brutal and reckless Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched on 24 February 2022, the Russian citizens are expressing support for their president in various places.

9 March 2022: Alstom is closely monitoring the dramatic situation currently happening in Ukraine.

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) expresses its full solidarity with Ukraine and its people.

28 February 2022: Due to the recent developments in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, Stadler would like to provide clarity on its current business activities in this region.

At 13.07 on 3 March 2022, the first of the humanitarian trains that RegioJet plans to run every day in cooperation with the humanitarian organisation Člověk v tísni (People in Need) arrived at Praha hl. n.

On 1 March 2022, another humanitarian bridge using the railway was launched to transport necessary materials from the Czech Republic to Ukraine and refugees in the opposite direction.

The Russian aggression against Ukraine, launched in the early hours of 24 February 2022, has also resulted in a humanitarian crisis in the invaded country.