Ukraine Destroys Putin’s Last Railway Ferry In Crimea

The Ukrainian military claimed to have severely damaged Russia’s last railway ferry in Crimea, which was used to transport military equipment to Vladimir Putin’s forces on the occupied peninsula, Joe Barnes reported for The Telegraph.

The 150-meter-long ferry, Slavianin, was struck in a Ukrainian drone strike on the southern Russian port of Kavkaz. I Photo: Ukraine Military

Ukraine’s general staff described the vessel as “the third and last railway ferry that Russia had in that area” and published a blurry image of a dark plume of smoke rising from a burning ship.

The 150-meter-long ferry, Slavianin, was struck in a Ukrainian drone strike on the southern Russian port of Kavkaz, just seven miles from the 12-mile Kerch Bridge, the only direct land link between Russia and Crimea.

One person was killed, and more were wounded in the attack, according to Krasnodar’s regional governor, Veniamin Kondratyev. He reported that a fire erupted but had been brought under control.

The extent of the damage to the ferry was not immediately clear.

“The occupiers used this ferry to transport railway wagons, motor vehicles, and containers for military purposes,” Ukraine’s general staff said on the Telegram messaging app. The ferry crossing between Krasnodar Krai and occupied Crimea is considered a key logistical route used by Russia to reinforce its troops in southern Ukraine.