Strike on Lavrentiy ferry cripples Russian logistics in Kerch Strait

The vessel facilitated the transportation of freight vehicles and passengers between the ports of Krasnodar Krai and Crimea.

Key elements of the ferry connection across the Kerch Strait, which played an important role in the transport logistics of the Crimea-Caucasus route, have been hit, Supernova+ wrote.

Overnight on April 5-6, 2026, UAV strikes disabled the last railway ferry used by Russian forces in the Kerch Strait.

Defense Forces earlier struck Tyumen Oil Refinery, an oil terminal in Kerch, the Kavkaz port in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, and the logistical infrastructure of the Russian occupiers, AFU General Staff reported.

On June 21, Defense Forces struck the TES-Terminal-1 oil terminal in Kerch. A fire was recorded on the enterprise's territory. The terminal is one of the key facilities for the transshipment and storage of fuels and lubricants in Crimea and is used to supply the needs of the occupying troop grouping.