Russian occupying forces are unable to use ferries to deliver large volumes of fuel to temporarily occupied Crimea, due in part to the unavailability of rail ferries and the limited capacity of alternative transport options.
Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said this on Ukrainian television, when asked about the current fuel shortage situation in occupied Crimea and whether Russia could solve the problem by transporting fuel via ferries.
"The main ferries that could deliver large quantities of fuel supplies were rail ferries, and none of them are currently operational following strikes by Ukraine's Defense Forces. Yes, there are still conventional ferries. There are several of them, and they can also be used, but the volume is completely different. At the same time, such transportation across the so-called Crimean Bridge has not been confirmed so far. There is no confirmed information that the enemy has decided to do that," he said.
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Pletenchuk noted that Russian occupation forces in Crimea are supplied with fuel differently from the civilian population.
