Ferry loaded with fuel in Russian Kavkaz port struck by Ukrainian missile

Moment of explosion. Screenshot from Russian social media

The moment of the ferry exploding. Screenshot: Russian Telegram channels 

The Russian ferry Conro Trader in the port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation was hit by a Ukrainian missile, most likely Neptune.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in the command of the defence forces 

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Details: Two separate UP sources stated that the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out the strike on 22 August.

OSINT experts stated that the Conro Trader was the only major ferry that operated between Kerch in occupied Crimea and Russia.

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces has not yet released any official information.

Background:

• On Thursday, 22 August, a fire broke out on a railway ferry loaded with fuel in the port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai, southwestern Russia. Russian media outlets and Telegram channels say the fire was caused by a Ukrainian missile strike.
• Later, the operational headquarters of Russia’s Krasnodar Krai stated that a ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks had sunk in the port of Kavkaz after being attacked by Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

For reference: Facilities that supply the Russian army with fuel in the war waged by the Russian Federation are legitimate military targets for Ukraine.

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