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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 as a source of fuel and lubricants for the occupation forces, although it also carries weapons,” Ukrainian navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said in a statement.
The attack on the port is the latest in Ukraine’s efforts to escalate its attacks inside Russia, as the two countries hit each other with a series of punches and counterpunches, whether direct strikes or more accurate drone and artillery strikes.
As Russia continues its advance into eastern Ukraine, threatening to capture a strategic city, Ukraine controls more than 490 miles in southern Russia — a domain the size of Los Angeles — and launches attacks in other regions of Russia to bring the fighting to its level. adversary.
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