The group of men who run Ukraine's rail system has been in near-constant motion, criss-crossing the country to stay one step ahead of Russian troops
The seemingly obsolete system, dotted with buttons and knobs, connects them to all of Ukraine's rail stations, of which there are about 1,450, according to Ukrainian Railways. When the cellphone service failed in key stations after the Russian invasion, the dated system became indispensable for their twice-daily meetings, which are held to get an overview of what is happening on the ground.
Pertsovskyi says 33 employees have been killed and 24 injured since the start of the conflict, the latest on Saturday evening.Parts of the network are no longer under Ukrainian control. Other sections are damaged beyond repair -- like the line that runs from besieged Mariupol to Volnovakha, a small city, but important rail hub. The train has not been an option for the hundreds of thousands of people who remain trapped in the city of Mariupol.
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