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Ukraine hit a port off Crimea and broke a cargo ferry. But Kiev’s forces continued to fight the relentless Russian assault in the eastern regions.
By Marc Santora
As Ukrainian forces struggle to isolate a giant Russian organization trapped between a river in Russia’s Kursk province and the border with Ukraine, Kyiv has introduced a series of measures at airfields, ports and oil depots in other regions of Russia, aimed at degrading the Kremlin’s war. . effort.
A Ukrainian missile attack on the Black Sea port of Kavkaz hit a giant ferry loaded with fuel on Thursday, causing a large fire at the facility, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials, as shown in a video posted online. social. Kavkaz is one of the largest passenger ports in the country and the main ferry terminal connecting Russia with Crimea.
“This ferry is one of the key links in the logistics chain of the Russian army, basically to supply fuel and lubricants to the occupation forces, but it also transported weapons,” said a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy. Array Dmytro Pletenchuk, in a press release.
The attack on the port is the latest in Ukraine’s efforts to step up its attacks inside Russia, as the two countries hit each other with a series of punches and counterpunches, whether direct attacks or more precise strikes with drones and artillery.
As Russia continues to advance into eastern Ukraine, threatening a strategic city, Ukraine controls more than 490 square miles in southern Russia (a domain the size of Los Angeles) and is launching attacks elsewhere in Russia to bring the fighting up to its level. level. adversary.
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