Meet the heavily armed Russian "Volga" Armored Train fighting in the war in Ukraine

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Servicemen of the special train "Volga" of the railway troops of the Western Group of Forces perform tasks of carrying out engineering reconnaissance, restoring tracks and escorting military trains and passenger trains during a special military operation (SVO).
"The special train "Volga" of the railway troops of the group of forces "West" continues to perform a variety of complex tasks during the military military operation. The unit, which is equipped with unique equipment, is inspecting train routes and adjacent territories for mining. Military railway workers are also inspecting the condition of the tarpaulin. There is always a high risk that enemy sabotage groups could damage it," the message says.
As noted by the Ministry of Defense, the Volga train is a reliable cover for military and passenger trains. In the SVO area, the Volga special train is ahead in the most difficult sections. "The walls of the locomotive are made of 20 mm steel, behind the wooden panels there are sandbags. In the armored capsule there are riflemen with machine guns and heavy machine guns," they added.
The diesel locomotive is located in the middle of the train for safety reasons. When it is necessary to accelerate or decelerate, the driver is guided by the observer's commands. The Russian Ministry of Defense noted that the train was designed in such a way as to ensure maximum mobility of equipment and combat effectiveness of personnel.
The soldiers on the special train have modern sapper equipment and unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and inspection of difficult-to-access areas of engineering structures, in particular the arches of railway bridges.
The train is also equipped with two twin 23 mm anti-aircraft guns. "They can work against both air and ground targets, including hitting armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reconnaissance and attack drones of nationalists. Military personnel are ready to repel an attack at any time," the military department added.