Ukraine Disrupts Russian Logistics With Strikes on Military Trains in Crimea, Video

Ukrainian forces carried out a series of strikes on Russian military trains in temporarily occupied Crimea, disrupting the Russian logistics.

According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR) on May 6, operatives from the “Prymary” unit targeted railway infrastructure used by the Russian army during an operation conducted in April 2026.

The agency reported that five precision strikes were launched against moving enemy freight trains. The attacks hit locomotives used to transport military equipment and fuel, as well as a tanker car, setting railway assets ablaze.

HUR said the operation forms part of an ongoing campaign aimed at disrupting and degrading Russian military supply lines in temporarily occupied territories, including Crimea.

Just a day earlier, it was reported that the same unit conducted a coordinated strike against Russian naval and aviation assets on the peninsula, further underscoring its focus on weakening the occupiers’ operational capabilities.

According to HUR, the attack targeted amphibious and support vessels, including small landing boats used for rapid troop deployment along the coast, as well as a logistics vessel and a hangar used to store and maintain such craft.

Ukrainian forces also struck a Beriev Be-12 amphibious aircraft, known as the “Chaika,” a rare Soviet-era platform still in service with Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. The aircraft is primarily used for maritime patrol, search-and-rescue missions, and detecting naval drones.

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With fewer than 20 such aircraft believed to remain operational, any damage or loss is considered difficult for Russia to replace.

Previously, satellite imagery has verified the impact of recent Ukrainian intelligence strikes on Russian air bases in occupied Crimea, including facilities in Kacha and near Simferopol.

Photos show five Beriev Be-12 amphibious aircraft, one Antonov An-26, three MiG-29K fighter jets, and a total of eight helicopters, including Mil Mi-8 and Kamov Ka-27 variants, at the sites.