British military intelligence claims that after successful Ukrainian strikes on the port of Kavkaz in the Kerch Strait, Russia was forced to return to transporting fuel via the Crimean Bridge.
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As the special service writes, on July 23, Ukraine damaged a railway ferry in the port of Kavkaz, and this strike “will almost certainly lead to further logistical problems for Russia with the supply of its occupation forces in southern Ukraine and the regional export of liquefied petroleum gas.”
The railway ferry “Slavyanin” damaged in the latest strike is the largest of three operating in the Kerch Strait between Russian territory and annexed Crimea, the statement said.
Military intelligence notes that the Slavyanin was the only remaining train ferry on the route and was returned to service after the previous two were damaged in Ukrainian strikes on May 29.
The Slavyanin was transporting liquefied petroleum gas, according to intelligence.
Even the temporary disabling of rail ferries complicates and increases the cost of transporting fuel, weapons and equipment across the Kerch Strait, British intelligence writes. — After these strikes, Russia was very likely forced to reconsider its safety standards and take the risk of transporting fuel by rail across the Crimean Bridge.
The report said Russia had tried to avoid the practice after October 2022, when the bridge was damaged by a car explosion that occurred while a fuel train was passing nearby.
On Tuesday, July 23, Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported an attack by Ukrainian drones on a ferry vessel in the Kavkaz port in the Temryuk region. According to him, one person was killed and there were also casualties.
Source: Racurs
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