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Officials in Kyiv said there was an explosion on an automobile bridge and a railway track in Horlivka, Donetsk region.

“As a result of the bridge crash, the construction elements which fell on the track are impeding train service between the Mykytivka and Horlivka stations and between Mykytivka and Bairak,” the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center said on its website, citing National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko.

Earlier two explosions on the stretch of line between Mykytivka and Bairak and between Mykytivka and Horlivka within the city boundaries of Horlivka damaged switch levers and contact-line structures.

The Mykytivka station is located in the north of Horlivka, Bairak in the east, and Horlivka is centrally located. All three are junction railway stations.