The events in Ukraine seriously affect Russian and Ukrainian Railways, but organizations continue cooperation, said in an interview Last news the head of the Russian monopoly Vladimir Yakunin.

" 70% fell passenger movement that seriously affects the workplace " Federal passenger company " ( " daughter " Russian Railways passenger transport in the far distance. Because of this, we very quickly changed the trend of a relative increase of passenger traffic. Of course, this and " Ukrainian Railways " hard, and For Russian Railways, " said Yakunin.


Noting quite a serious decline in traffic in the railway connection with Ukraine because of the fighting, the head of Russian Railways said that the railwaymen country pairs connects the responsibility for the lack of danger to passengers and cargo movement." Even at present we have 35 pairs currency Usually is. We work, " said Yakunin.

reviews Yakunin, Ukraine due to the current situation is a big loss." For Ukraine, they, of course, stunningly large, because it's the industrialized regions ", - he explained his words.

For the Railways, reminded Yakunin, the losses are expressed in the inability to obtain ordered from " Luganskteplovoz " locomotives and 3, 5 billion rubles of losses due to non-provision of locomotive traction services.

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