# Train driver killed in attack on Bryansk–Homel freight train in Bryansk region

- URL: https://syn.by/en/society/train-driver-killed-attack-bryansk-homel-freight-train/
- Published: 2026-10-26T09:00:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T09:00:33+00:00
- Section: Society
- Language: en
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/obshchestvo/mashinist-pogib-pri-atakye.md
- BE edition: https://syn.by/hramadztva/mashynist-zahinuu-pry-atacy.md

> Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said the 44-year-old driver died in hospital after a strike on the locomotive. The train was running on the international Bryansk–Homel route.

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A driver was killed in the Bryansk region in an attack on a freight train travelling from Bryansk to Homel. Regional governor Yegor Kovalchuk reported this on 25 October.

The train was running on the international Bryansk–Homel route, and the attack took place in Novozybkov. A drone hit the train, Belarusian state media report.

The strike hit the locomotive and damaged its body. The driver, who was inside, was seriously injured.

The driver was 44 years old. According to Kovalchuk, he was taken to hospital immediately but died of his injuries. The governor said: "As a result of the attack, the locomotive's body was damaged. The 44-year-old driver was immediately taken to hospital but, to our great sorrow, died of his injuries."

According to Kovalchuk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a deliberate strike on a moving train. This is the claim of the governor of a Russian region; Kyiv's position is not given in the materials.

In June 2026, Belarus's Foreign Ministry condemned an attack on a civilian bus carrying Belarusian citizens, including children, in the Bryansk region.

Kovalchuk heads the region as acting governor and, in September 2026, won the election for regional head with 67.52% of the vote after all protocols were processed, according to the regional election commission.

Railways are dangerous inside Belarus as well: in the first half of 2026, 26 people were injured on them, 12 of whom died, and one fatal injury was recorded in the Homel region.