"The investigating authorities ... on the fact of damage to the railway tracks in the Shebekinsky urban district of the Belgorod region organized a pre-investigation check," the Investigative Committee said in a statement.

An investigative-operational group left for the scene of the incident to conduct a set of verification measures to establish the circumstances of the incident.

The audit will be made a procedural decision.

Earlier, the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, informed about the damage to the railway tracks in the border Shebekinsky district.

Until April 25, a high terrorist threat regime was introduced in the region.