Boxcars that bring ammunition to Belarus in Russian troop trains are reused to load ammunition at Belarusian storage arsenals for shipment to Russia
For example, on October 16, 2022, a troop train with Russian Army personnel (troop train No. 961) left Ilyino station (Gorky Railway) for Polonka station (Baranovichi Division of the Belarusian Railway) with 2 railcars (No. 29154671, No. 54607643) of ammunition from Knorring station coupled to it.
♦️ The troop train arrived at Polonka station on October 17, 2022.
♦️ On October 18, 2022, ammunition was unloaded from boxcar No. 29154671 (cargo weight: 10 tonnes) at Polonka station.
♦️ On October 21, 2022, railcar No. 29154671 departed from Polonka station to Bronnaya Gora station (the railcar arrived at its destination on October 23, 2022).
♦️ On October 25, 2022, ammunition was reloaded into railcar No. 29154671 at Bronnaya Gora station (cargo weight: 43 tonnes).
♦️ On October 26, 2022, railcar No. 29154671 departed from Bronnaya Gora station to Orsha-Zapadnaya station.
♦️ On October 27, 2022, the assembled train with railcar No. 29154671 departed from Orsha-Zapadnaya station for Tikhonky station (North Caucasus Railway).
Estimated arrival at the destination station: November 3, 2022.
Route to Tikhonky station: Bronnaya Gora (BCh) – Baranovichi-Central (BCh) – Minsk-Sortirovochny (BCh) – Orsha-Zapadnaya (BCh) – Osinovka (BCh) – Krasnoe (RZD) – Smolensk-Sortirovochny (RZD) – Bryansk-Lgovsky (RZD) – Michurinsk (RZD) – Rtishchevo (RZD) – Povorino (RZD) – Razgulyaevka (RZD) – Tikhoretskaya (RZD) – Tikhonky (RZD).
Route length: 2,719 km.
