Satellite Images Show Aftermath of Ukraine Strike on Black Sea Port

New satellite imagery appears to show the aftermath of Ukrainian strikes close to the eastern Crimean city of Kerch after Kyiv's military said it had launched "coordinated" attacks on the far end of the peninsula.

Satellite imagery from Friday, published by the U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty outlet and attributed to U.S. company Planet Labs, appears to show damage to an oil terminal at Russia's Kavkaz port, part of the country's Krasnodar region.

Newsweek could not independently verify the imagery, and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.

Earlier on Friday, Ukraine's military said its navy had used Neptune missiles to strike an oil terminal and ferry crossing at the Kavkaz port. The ferry terminal sits close to the eastern Crimean city of Kerch, the closest hub to mainland Russia.

Ukraine also struck another oil terminal in the Krasnodar region using drones, the Ukrainian military added.

The consecutive days of attacks were a "coordinated" push on Russian assets, the Ukrainian General Staff said.

Ukraine has consistently zeroed in on Russia's oil refineries and is thought to have targeted more than a dozen of Russia's facilities since the start of the year. Ukraine insists the refineries are legitimate military targets and hopes to cut off Russia's ability to wage war. The U.S., however, has warned of the possible impact on global oil prices.

On Thursday, Kyiv's armed forces said they had "successfully struck" a ferry crossing from Kerch to the Krasnodar region with U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles overnight.

The strike damaged two ferries used by Russia's military to keep its troops based on the peninsula supplied, one of which "blocked" the entire crossing, Kyiv's armed forces said in a statement.

Local Telegram channels in Crimea had reported a string of explosions around Kerch between Wednesday and Thursday. Nikolai Lukashenko, the Russian-installed transport minister for Crimea, said two ferries were damaged by missile fragments as Russian defenses intercepted a Ukrainian attack on transport infrastructure in Kerch.

Kyiv said the targets of the strikes were key for Russia's military logistics through Crimea, which Moscow has controlled for a decade after annexing the territory from Ukraine. Kyiv has vowed to reclaim the peninsula.

The Kerch Bridge, stretching from just south of the city of Kerch to the Krasnodar region, is the only direct land link between Russia and Crimea. Also known as the Crimean Bridge, it is a key road and rail connection for Moscow to maintain the flow of supplies to the peninsula, and to its forces fighting in southern mainland Ukraine.

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