Passengers were evacuated and guided to a meeting point at a nearby station, Moscow Railway said, adding: "They will be able to continue their journey on a specially formed reserve train" travelling from Bryansk to Moscow.
The train caught fire and a driver suffered injuries to his legs, Khinshtein said.Khinshtein wrote on Telegram in the aftermath: "The cause of the bridge collapse will be established. All emergency services are working on the scene. I am keeping the situation under control."
Moscow Railway alleged on Telegram that the Bryansk bridge came down as a result of "illegal interference".A Ukrainian national security official said the incidents were Russian "false flag" operations, designed to "manipulate international opinion" ahead of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Monday.Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council's Centre for Countering Disinformation, accused Russia of "laying the groundwork to derail the negotiations".
He added Ukraine had "absolutely no incentive to sabotage the Istanbul summit".Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on the incidents throughout the night, the Kremlin said.
Pictures online from Bryansk showed mangled carriages and passengers helping each other climb out of the wreckage in the dark.
Moscow's interregional transport prosecutor's office said an investigation had been launched.She said: "It's great for your mental health, the community, education and economic growth as well.
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The paintings by Eric Tucker are believed to depict China Clay Country near St Austell in Cornwall but the exact location and the people he painted are unknown.The paintings, one in oil and the other in watercolour, have been part of an