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Fears for Ukrainian rail worker charged with high treason
Local residents close the windows of an apartment building with plywood after Russian shelling in Dobropillya, Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2022.

FEARS have been raised over the safety of a rail worker in Ukraine who has been accused of high treason by prosecutors who claim he has been carrying out “subversive activities.”

The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has notified the head of the Volnovakha Station of the charges that have been brought against him under martial law in absentia.

The unnamed official is accused of supporting Russia by personally controlling repairs to the rail network which has been damaged due to the war in the region.

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