Practical engineering - a great video on railroad track (rails, ties and ballast) with emphasis on the rails - jointed vs continuous(ly) welded rail, the latter being standard on mainlines.
Since Russia now considers these territories its own, it also views its residents as Russians and has ordered the men to enlist to fight on the Kremlin’s side. Growing numbers of men between the ages of 18 and 35 are trying to escape to areas controlled by Kyiv.