17 Rescued After Ukraine Attacks Russia’s Black Sea Ferry
Cargo ferry on fire in the port of Kavkaz, Aug. 23, 2024. Photo: X/ @OlgaK2013
August 23, 2024 Hour: 7:47 am
Russian authorities confirmed that over 133,000 people have been evaluated from the Kursk region to date.
On Thursday, the Russian National Guard confirmed that 17 people were rescued after Ukraine attacked a ferry docked at Russia’s Black Sea port of Kavkaz.
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“The naval detachment of the Russian Guard took part in the rescue operation after the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the ferry in the port of Kavkaz,” National Guard’s Southern District stated.
The attack targeted a rail ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks. The Kavkaz port is located in the Krasnodar region on the eastern side of Kerch Strait. Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed that the ferry had sunk due to the damage sustained in the attack, though no fires were reported within the port itself.
To prevent the spread of fuel, containment booms were deployed, and the water’s surface was treated with absorbent material.
On Thursday, Alexei Smirnov, acting governor of Kursk, said that 133,190 people have been evacuated from his region to date. During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Russia’s border regions, he said the evacuation area covered eight districts in the region and 152,566 residents.
So far, 133,190 people have left and 19,376 people stayed behind, Smirnov said, adding that “we are continuing to relocate people to safe locations. People are being placed in temporary accommodation centers with their relatives.” Meanwhile, Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the border region of Bryansk, said evacuation drills were held in six border districts of the region.
The Ukrainian armed forces started an offensive in southern Russia’s Kursk region on Aug. 6. The Russian Defense Ministry reported Thursday that Ukraine has so far lost over 4,700 military personnel and 68 tanks during fighting in Kursk.
teleSUR/ JF Source: Xinhua
