For the first time from the beginning of the war: Ukraine leaders came to Ukraine (photo)

The delegation visited not only the capital, but also the city of Irpin. For the first time during a full -scale war, European railway leaders visited Ukraine. They visited the capital to congratulate Ukrainian experts on their professional holiday - railway day. This was reported by the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia.

The leaders of the railways of Europe, in particular, Lithuania, Austria, Latvia, as well as representatives of the Embassies of the United States, France, Poland, Spain and Slovakia visited the installation on Mikhailovskaya Square in Kiev - a shot wagon from Irpen. The delegation also visited the city of Irpin itself. In addition, the leaders of the railways naked issues of cooperation.

"I thank the European colleagues for greetings for our professional holiday, for their willingness to assist and develop common projects at such times," said the chairman of the board of "Ukrzaliznytsia" Yevgeny Lyashchenko. He stressed that thanks to a reliable partnership of European and Ukraine, the development of land logistics corridors will continue, and new routes will be opened. "We will work together to increase the efficiency of international transportation. We value your support.

This is extremely important for the work of the Ukrainian railway and for our victory," - added the chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia. The Railway Day in Ukraine is celebrated on November 4 in accordance with the Presidential Decree of July 15, 1993. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also congratulated the country's railways on their professional holiday.

It was on November 4 in 1861 that a train arrived in Lviv for the first time that connected the territory of modern Ukraine with Polish cities and the capital of Austria Vienna, as well as Krakow and Przemysl. Railway Day is considered the beginning of the history of railways in Ukraine. The Odesa-Balta Railway, which was considered to be the onset of rail transport in Ukraine, was built 5 years later from the Przemysl-Lviv line.