British intelligence officials believe the strike will almost certainly cause further logistical problems for Russia.
British intelligence investigated the Ukrainian attack on the Russian ferry Slavyanin in the port of the Caucasus. This is confirmed by an analysis published on X (Twitter) by the British Ministry of Defense.
British intelligence officials believe the strike will almost certainly cause further logistical problems for Russia over supplies for its occupation forces in southern Ukraine and regional liquefied natural gas exports.
Slavyanin has the capacity of three similar ferries plying the Kerch Strait between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula.
Following a successful Ukrainian missile attack that damaged two other vessels of the class on May 29, 2024, Slavyanin was recommissioned after a collision in late 2023.
Before the transfer, Slavyanin probably transported the liquefied gas through the Kerch port for further export.
Taking such ferries out of service, even temporarily, would likely increase costs and reduce Russia’s flexibility in transporting fuel, ammunition and equipment through the Kerch Strait, intelligence officials said. Britain.
As we have already written, the governor of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that on the morning of July 23, drones attacked a ferry ship in the port of Kavkaz.
Defense Express subsequently reported that Ukrainian drones attacked the Conroe Trader rail ferry in the Caucasus port.
Source: korrespondent
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