SIMFEROPOL, May 18. /TASS/. Several cars derailed in Crimea as a result of an emergency on the railroad, there are no casualties, Crimean head Sergey Aksenov said on Thursday.

"In the Simferopol region, several grain cars derailed. There are no casualties. The movement of electric trains on the Simferopol-Sevastopol line has been suspended," Aksenov wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the Crimean Railway, the cars derailed due to the interference of malefactors.

"Today, on May 18, 2023, a freight train derailed as a result of interference of unauthorized persons in the work of railway transport. There were no casualties. There is no threat to the environment," the statement, posted on the Crimean Railways’ Telegram channel, said.