Russia works to assemble railway to bypass Ukraine
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – The Russian Railways company said Friday it had completed the construction and assembly works on a railroad bypassing Ukraine, planning to launch operations this year.
“Russian Railways has completed the construction and assembly works on the new Zhuravka-Millerovo railroad and began commissioning works and tests on separate parts of the railroad … The final commissioning and beginning of operations of passenger trains is planned for late autumn 2017,” the statement read.