Ukrainian Navy confirms liquidation of Conroe Trader ferry in Kavkaz port

He notes that the ferry was one of the important chains of Russian military logistics to supply the occupation forces.

Pletenchuk says that the ferry was used to transport fuel and lubricants. The Ukrainian Navy spokesperson notes that the ferry was also used to transport weapons for the Russian army.

At the same time, Pletenchuk does not specify what the Ukrainian military used to hit the Conro Trader.

"This is a completely legitimate target and, accordingly, this (destruction of the ferry - ed.) should reduce the potential of Russia's capabilities in those locations where they are actively fighting," he says.

Background

On July, 23 a ferry vessel was attacked in the Kavkaz port in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Russian forces did not report what kind of vessel it was. It was assumed that the Conroe Trader railway ferry could have been hit.

Later, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that the Conro Trader had been severely damaged during the attack.

On August 22, in the evening, the Russian military began to write that during another attack on the port of Kavkaz, the ferry Conro Trader, which was located on the Taman Peninsula and provided fuel (as well as weapons) to the Russian occupiers in Crimea, sank.

There were 15 crew members on board.

On the morning of August 23, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk was able to officially confirm this information.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Navy prabably hit the Russian ferry Slavyanin, which was also very important for the Russian occupiers' logistics.