Flash explained the challenges of protecting trains using electronic warfare systems

To protect passenger trains and commuter trains from attacks by Russian drones in the frontline zone extending 30–60 kilometers inland, each train must be equipped with dozens of electronic warfare modules. 

This was reported by Defense Minister Advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov (Flash).

According to him, current comprehensive solutions already allow trains to be saved from enemy attacks; however, installing electronic warfare equipment only at the front or rear of a long train does not guarantee full protection due to the enemy’s use of automatic target acquisition and guidance systems on the “Lancet” UAV and certain FPV drones.

The issue of protecting railway infrastructure is being coordinated by the chairman of the board of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia,” Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, with the involvement of civilian experts and military personnel from the Main Directorate of Radio-Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the General Staff. Beskrestnov noted that measures to counter UAV strikes on the railway began many months late. Due to the impossibility of covering high-voltage tracks with nets, experts are seeking solutions in the areas of electronic intelligence, electronic warfare, and air defense systems; however, the advisor warned of the likelihood of periodic strikes by Russian drones on trains in the frontline zone.

In the Kharkiv region, a Russian drone struck a commuter train. No passengers were injured in the attack, but the train driver and his assistant were wounded.

On the morning of March 8, 2026, a Russian drone carried out a targeted strike on a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Sumy.