Russia will increase logistical burden on Crimean bridge, Ukrainian Navy says

He shared the information on Espreso TV.

“Now the Russians do not have much choice in terms of logistics to the occupied Crimea. Ferries are not working. It is not clear when they will start working. One ferry is anchored, and the other is waiting for repairs. So they don't have much choice. There is also no verified information that Russians have launched a railroad through the temporarily occupied territories to Crimea. That is why the logistical burden on the Crimean bridge will increase. This is an unavoidable process,” Pletenchuk said.

According to the Ukrainian Navy spokesman, the Crimean bridge needs to be repaired, and due to the increased logistical load it will start to deteriorate even more.

“The Russians will have to increase transportation across the Crimean bridge. They have no choice and will not avoid it. Accordingly, the Crimean bridge will begin to crumble even more due to these loads,” he emphasized.

• On September 10, the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, said that in order to reduce the passage of freight trains from Russia's Rostov-on-Don to the temporarily occupied Mariupol and Volnovakha in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Russia is building a new railway line.