Rail war in Belarus (2022–present)

2022–present rail war in Belarus
2022–present rail war in Belarus
Part of the 2022–2023 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement
Date	28 February 2022 – present
Caused by	Usage of Belarusian railways by Russia during Russian invasion of Ukraine
Goals	Termination of the use of Belarusian railways by Russia
Methods	Rail sabotage
Status	Ongoing
Parties
Belarusian government KGB; Internal Troops of Belarus;	Belarusian opposition "BYPOL"; "Community of Railway Workers"; Cyber Partisans; Busly liaciać; Independent dissidents (incl. within Belarusian security forces); Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists
Casualties
Arrested	11

Rail sabotage is one of the Belarusian forms of grassroots action opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

At the end of February 2022, the first reports appeared in the media about sabotage on Belarusian railways in order to disable manpower, signalling control equipment, and the transport of military materiel by rail for military operations on the territory of Ukraine.