Exclusive-Ukrainian Railways plans freight tariff increase to tackle debt

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -State-owned Ukrainian Railways has prepared a recovery plan that includes raising freight tariffs to help control its debt amid intensified Russian attacks and falling cargo deliveries, CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said in an interview. The company, which employs 170,000 people and dominates freight and passenger transport in Ukraine, has seen cargo traffic almost halved since early 2022, while operation costs are rising because of war damage. If the recov ...