What happened

The Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukraine-aligned group of former Russian military personnel, said its members set fire to a freight train carrying fuel intended for Russian forces near Yekaterinburg on the night of 4–5 November 2022. No casualties were reported. This is among the earliest fuel-specific rail-sabotage claims of the full-scale war; the exact site and extent of tanker damage have not been independently confirmed.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.