Russia suspends ferry service to occupied Crimea after attack on Kavkaz port
Photo: the ferry burned and sank (Russian media
Russia has suspended ferry service between the south of Russia and the occupied Crimea after a ship loaded with rail cars with fuel was sunk in the port of Kavkaz the day before, according to the Ministry of Transport of Russia.
"During the elimination of the consequences of the incident, the Kerch ferry crossing is temporarily not functioning," the message reads.
The ministry also said that cargo vehicles allegedly "can use an alternative land route to Crimea."
Russian ferry elimination
Ukraine's navy said it destroyed the Conroe Trader ferry at the port of Kavkaz in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, one of Russia's largest ports on the Black Sea, which was being used to deliver fuel and weapons to Crimea.
According to Fedor Babenkov, the head of the district of the city of Temryuk, on the territory of which the port is located, there were 30 railway wagons with fuel on the ferry. The Ministry of Emergencies of Russia reported that 17 people were rescued after the attack.
It was also reported that the ship had sunk.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Navy probably damaged the Russian ferry Slovyanin, which was also very important for the logistics of the Russian invaders.
