Thread by @ArturRehi

Crimean Bridge, get ready! The ferry Conro Trader that was hit in the port of Kavkaz was the last one that was sailing across the Kerch Strait and could transport railway cars. The only way of transportation between the peninsula and Russia remains the Crimean
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Bridge. The ferry sank. According to initial data, it was hit by a Neptune missile. It was transporting fuel and caught fire after the missile hit. There were two ferries across the strait and the first one is currently undergoing repairs after it was damaged in May of this
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year. Russia was moving its best, newest air defense systems to Crimea, but in two months from March to June, Ukraine destroyed about 15 S300-S400 systems. Possibly one S-500. Ukraine is clearly clearing a path for itself and is using Neptune missiles of its own production
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for this. The latest modification has a radius of 400 km. On April 14, 2022, the Ukrainian Navy launched two Neptune cruise missiles at the Russian missile cruiser Moskva. She joined Russian submarine fleet. On August 23, 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully launched
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a strike with modified Neptune missiles against an S-400 battery, and on September 14, against an S-400 near Yevpatoria in Crimea. On March 26, 2024, Ukraine launched a missile strike against the landing ship Konstantin Olshansky, which Russia had captured in 2014.
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The ship was damaged and has since been incapacitated. That day, these missiles were also used to strike the Azov, Yamal, and Ivan Khurs, seriously damaging the ships. Ukraine produces several dozen such missiles a year, but has used only a small portion. Some have been shot
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down. In light of what Budanov said about the fate of the Crimean Bridge, it is quite possible that Ukraine has several missiles in reserve for a more massive strike. One missile will not destroy the bridge, but if it is a powerful salvo from several launchers and other
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weapons, the bridge will sink to the bottom. If the bridge is destroyed, Russia will have to supply the peninsula through the Kherson region. This way, the supply lines will be closer to the front and it will be easier for Ukraine to hit them.
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