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Russian Railways reports rail line bypassing Ukraine to open in 2017

Published Sept. 26, 2015 at 2:13 pm

youth looks over a fence at a partly destroyed basketball court behind the railway station near the frontline in Donetsk on April 18, 2015 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).

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KOLESNIKOVKA - A 122-kilometer rail line bypassing Ukraine is planned to open by the end of 2017 yet the project may be completed within a shorter period, Russian Railways Vice-President Oleg Toni told reporters on Saturday.

KOLESNIKOVKA (Voronezh region). Sept 26 (Interfax) – A 122-kilometer rail line bypassing Ukraine is planned to open by the end of 2017 yet the project may be completed within a shorter period, Russian Railways (RZD) Vice-President Oleg Toni told reporters on Saturday.