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The State Railway Administration of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsia) has said that an attempt of the armed seizure of the material and technical provision service of Odesa railways was made on Oct. 20.

“Yesterday an unpleasant incident was registered, which again confirms that this was the planned action – an attempt of the armed seizure of one of the enterprises of Odesa railways was made,” the head of the law department of Ukrzaliznytsia Oleh Tytov said at a press conference in Kyiv on  Oct. 21.

He said that the attempt was made by 20 armed persons using an armored personnel carrier.

“They inflicted physical harm to guard, employees of the enterprise and law-enforcement agencies do not see a crime in this,” Tytov said.