# Expert: Kyiv has lost 80% of its ports, using those left to deliver military cargo

https://mins.news/en/item/15099

- TASS, 2026-08-06 12:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2169689

> Expert Vitaly Kiselyov says Kyiv has lost 80% of its ports. He claims the remaining civilian port infrastructure is being used to transport fuel and NATO-issued uniforms. Kiselyov describes maritime transport as “the shortest and cheapest route” for these deliveries.

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