Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, 76 cases of railway sabotage committed by anti-war activists on the territory of the Russian Federation have reached the courts, according to a report published on the social network X (formerly Twitter) of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Wednesday morning.

"Seventeen months after the first incidents were reported, sabotage of Russian railways by anti-war activists continues to represent a significant challenge for the Russian authorities," British intelligence noted.

British intelligence notes that Russian military logistics, including supplies for the war in Ukraine, still depends on its railway network.

"Since early 2023, notices have been stencilled on key pieces of railway infrastructure pointing out that, under the Russian Criminal Code, sabotage can be punished with up to life imprisonment... With virtually all methods of overt dissent banned in Russia, sabotage continues to appeal to a minority of young people as a method of protest against the 'Special Military Operation,'" the report notes.

According to intelligence reports, at least 137 people, the vast majority of them under 24 years of age, have been prosecuted for allegedly carrying out such acts of sabotage.