Ukrainian Drone Attacks Cut Russian Kerch Ferry Capacity by 75%
Ukrainian forces said two ferries were destroyed and two others were turned into barges, cutting the crossing’s daily capacity to 25% of normal.
- USF Commander Robert Brovdi stated Operation MoLoCHKa reduced the Kerch ferry crossing's transport capacity by 75% over two weeks, leaving only 25% operational as a key logistics link between mainland Russia and occupied Crimea.
- Five ferries originally served the crossing, where "80 per cent of the traffic carried is allocated" to the Russian Ministry of Defence; two vessels are now destroyed, two operate as towed barges, and one remains fully operational.
- Ukrainian drone units struck 13 power substations across occupied Crimea and other Russian-held territories overnight during Operation "Crimean Switch Off," targeting electricity infrastructure in Yalta, Sudak, and Berdiansk.
- The reduced ferry capacity significantly limits the Russian Federation's ability to move military supplies across the Kerch Strait. Kyiv claims these strikes aim to degrade Russia's logistical capabilities and force resource diversion to defend critical infrastructure.
- Russia prepares a replacement vessel, the "Kompositor Rakhmaninov," in Astrakhan to arrive at the port of Kavkaz, while Brovdi claimed operations against maritime logistics and energy infrastructure will continue indefinitely.
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Ukrainian drones slash Kerch ferry crossing capacity by 75%, as daily strikes continue on Russian vessels and occupation energy infrastructure
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces claimed they struck 13 power substations in occupied Crimea and other Russian-held territory overnight while further degrading Russia's Kerch ferry crossing, with drone forces commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi saying the operation has now reduced the crossing's transport capacity by about 75%. Brovdi said that Ukraine’s drone operations in July so far have hit 176 Russian “shadow fleet” vessels and 96 energy infr…
The Ukrainian SBS weakened the Kerchen ferry crossing, and according to the military, most of the ships that provided transport to the Russian army are no longer able to perform their functions.
The Kerch ferry service has lost almost its entire fleet. As a result of successful operations by the Special Response Force (SRF) and other special services, the Kerch ferry service is almost completely paralyzed. Of the five ferries that provided logistics for the occupiers, most have been destroyed or seriously damaged. This was stated by Robert Brovdi, commander of the SRF unit "Madyar," according to RBC-Ukraine, citing his Telegram channel.…
Kerch ferry crossing has lost 75 per cent of its capacity following strikes by Special Forces, – Madiar. PHOTO
The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Command has stated that, as a result of Operation ‘MoLoChKa’, the capacity of the Kerch ferry crossing was reduced by 75 per cent over a two-week period in July. According to military sources, two ferries have been put out of action beyond repair,...
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