A locomotive derailment in Rostov-on-Don has caused train delays.

25 passenger trains have been delayed after a freight train's locomotive derailed in Rostov-on-Don. The prosecutor's office has reported on its investigation into the incident.

The incident was recorded today at 3:35 a.m. Moscow time on the Kiziterinka-Protochny section of Rostov-on-Don, the North Caucasus Railway reported. "The freight train's locomotive derailed. There were no injuries. Train service has been reorganized on the adjacent track," the agency said in a post on its Telegram channel.

As a result, 20 long-distance trains and five commuter trains were delayed for up to four hours. "Railway workers are taking all necessary measures to reduce train delays. North Caucasus Railway apologizes to passengers for the inconvenience caused," the statement read.

The Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office reported on its investigation of the incident. "The causes and circumstances are being determined. There are no casualties. Restoration work is currently underway. There are delays in train service, and passenger rights are being monitored," the agency's Telegram channel stated.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on July 21, a drone attack caused the roof of the Kamenolomny railway station in the Rostov region to catch fire. The incident resulted in a disruption to the passenger train schedule: 26 trains were delayed for periods ranging from 13 minutes to 4.5 hours.

On the night of July 19, a drone attack in the Rostov Region injured a railway employee on duty at the Likhaya station. She was taken to the hospital and then transported to a Rostov clinic by Russian Railways.

Due to damage to the railway's electrical grid on the Likhaya-Zamchalovo section, train service was suspended. Service resumed the same day, but the incident caused delays.

The next day, July 20, 132 passenger trains were delayed for periods ranging from half an hour to 15 hours, and the schedule of 10 trains was also changed.