“Il 18 gennaio 2025, una locomotiva russa 3M62U è stata bruciata nel deposito dei tram “Ruchya” a San Pietroburgo, che veniva utilizzata dagli occupanti per fornire logistica al loro esercito” – Direzione principale dell’intelligence del Ministero della Difesa dell’Ucraina

Good! From what I understand, rail can be easily repaired or replaced. The locomotives not so much.

Brave souls

One less, that’s good.

Just a biased search for:
Нехватка тепловозов
(Shortage of diesel locomotives)
returns some articles from last year and it seems there is a shortage of locomotives in Russia.
There is also a Russian fact check, but believe … I would rather drink Greenland wine.

The 3M62U is the three section variant of a locomotive also known
in Hungary, Poland as M-62 or in eastern Germany as class V200 or 120:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR-Baureihe_V_200

Railway logistics is a huge weak spot for ruzzia. I hope there are many more such fires.