How important are Ukraine’s trains to its war effort?
20 May 2022
Featured in The Economist
Ukraine's Railways
The initial phase of war was about capturing and holding Ukrainian territory,” says Emily Ferris of the Royal United Services Institute, a think-tank in London. “And if you want to govern a country, you want it intact.” Ms Ferris thinks that it may time air strikes on Ukrainian railway stations near the border with Poland to spook visiting politicians and discredit their hosts.