From Business Ukraine: Amid the horrors and upheavals of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia has emerged as a source of stability and a symbol of the country’s steely determination to defy Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Known as “Iron People,” Ukraine’s army of railway workers epitomize the heroism that has inspired the watching world and confounded the Kremlin
In mid-August 2023, British Ambassador to Ukraine Dame Melinda Simmons took the intercity train from Kyiv to Lviv. In normal circumstances, her journey would have been entirely unremarkable; at a time when Ukraine is fighting for national survival against a genocidal Russian invasion, the mere existence of this daily train service is a minor miracle on rails. “I know everyone says this but seriously,” tweeted the British diplomat. “How Ukraine fights off an existential invasion by Russia and still ensures commercial trains leave and arrive on time, everything clean, functional inside, and safe, tells you all you need to know about Ukraine.”
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