Messages are actively circulating on social media claiming that employees of Ukrzaliznytsia are allegedly being dismissed en masse because of Russian shelling of railway infrastructure. Anonymous Telegram channels are posting photos of supposed resignation letters from individual workers and entire teams, including in Kharkiv. These “documents” claim that railway workers are refusing to work due to threats to their lives.

This was reported by StopFake.

According to the analytical service Osavul, the information was first published on October 14 by the pro-Russian Telegram channel “KRYMINFOURUM ZOV”, a resource that has repeatedly spread disinformation about events in Ukraine. At the same time, Ukrainian media and Ukrainian-language sources have not reported any such cases.

The photos of the alleged “resignation letters” cited by the authors of the fake contain numerous signs of forgery. In particular, the “statement” purportedly written on behalf of employees of the Osnova locomotive depot contains many grammatical and legal errors. The document incorrectly states the official name and address of the enterprise.

According to YouControl, the entity called “Osnova Locomotive Depot of the Southern Railway” has ceased to exist altogether. In official Ukrzaliznytsia documents, the unit is listed as the “Separate Division ‘Osnova Locomotive Depot’ of the State Enterprise ‘Southern Railway’”, located in Kharkiv at 1 Pryvokzalna Street. In addition, the “documents” contain spelling mistakes, missing punctuation, and incorrect grammatical cases – all of which indicate that they are not authentic.

Ukrainian legislation does not provide for collective resignation statements. Even if several employees decide to leave their jobs at the same time, each individual must submit a separate resignation letter indicating the date, signature, and reason for dismissal. A collective letter may exist only as a symbolic appeal, but it has no legal force.

Journalists sent an inquiry to Ukrzaliznytsia JSC regarding information about mass layoffs. At the time of publication, no response from the company had been received. At the same time, the enterprise has not reported any such cases in open sources.

Since the beginning of autumn 2025, Russian forces have indeed been systematically attacking Ukraine’s railway infrastructure in an attempt to disrupt logistics and the transportation of military cargo. Despite this, Ukrzaliznytsia has been promptly responding to the consequences of these attacks, deploying reserve diesel locomotives and repair crews to ensure the stable operation of passenger and freight services.