According to Robert Brovdi, over the past 72 hours Ukrainian forces hit 21 vessels , including 19 shadow fleet tankers, one cargo ship, and one ferry in Crimea's Kerch.
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Ukraine says overnight strikes targeted key military infrastructure in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine, aiming to disrupt Russian supply lines, aviation, and rear-area operations.
As Ukraine reported record deep-strike numbers for June and struck a Russian airbase in Crimea, Moscow's growing vulnerability surfaced in an unusual place: a help-wanted ad for drone operators to defend the capital.
Claiming that the overnight aerial naval battle reached "industrial-scale results," Brovdi reported that the Ukrainian drones also hit a dry cargo ship and a ferry, alongside a convoy of eight fuel tankers. He claimed that the fuel tankers were "badly damaged and on fire."
Ukraine says its drone forces struck 12 Russian fuel tankers in two days as part of a campaign to disrupt fuel supplies to occupied Crimea, alongside other military infrastructure.
Key developments on July 7: * 'Industrial scale results' — 8 Russian shadow fleet tankers hit in Azov Sea, Ukraine's 'Madyar' says * 2 defense industry enterprises hit in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, oil depot in Belgorod Oblast, General Staff says * Ukraine signs drone cooperation deals with 3 NATO cou…
Ukraine's drone campaign against Crimea's fuel lifeline and a missile strike on Belgorod's gas and power infrastructure show the war's energy front intensifying on both sides.
Two people injured in Kyiv attack, while early strike on southern port of Odesa injured 10. What we know on day 1,596 Ukrainian drones have attacked a dozen tankers from Russia’s “shadow fleet” over the past two days that were delivering fuel to Crimea , Kyiv’s military said, as it intensifies eff…
Ukraine's drone forces say 19 sanctioned tankers, a cargo ship, and a ferry in occupied Kerch have all been hit since the maritime operation began on 6 July. Videos confirm strikes.
According to Robert Brovdi, over the past 72 hours Ukrainian forces hit 21 vessels , including 19 shadow fleet tankers, one cargo ship, and one ferry in Crimea's Kerch.
Ukraine hit two fuel tankers overnight offshore Russia’s southern coast in an expanding campaign to deepen the fuel crisis in Russia. The two tankers were hit in Taganrog Bay, the northeastern arm of the Sea of Azov in the southern Russian Rostov region.
Ukraine hit energy infrastructure, oil tankers and military assets as part of a campaign targeting Russian forces' supply routes and financing sources.
Drones hit tankers, both loading ports of the targeted tanker run, five oil depots, and the peninsula's power grid in one night of the isolation campaign.
Ukraine says drone operators struck 48 Russian vessels over five days, while the General Staff reported additional overnight attacks on logistics ships, oil terminals, and fuel depots supporting Moscow's invasion.
Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian fuel shipping reached a new scale this week, with strikes on tankers, oil terminals, and depots across the Azov coast and Crimea in what ISW calls a new phase of the peninsula's isolation.
According to Brovdi, Ukrainian drones hit 21 tankers, four tugboats, two dry cargo vessels, and one specialized vessel, recording 73 successful strikes during the overnight operation.
Russia has launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing two people and wounding 12. Ukrainian forces meanwhile damaged over two dozen tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov. Ukrainian authorities reported 21 tankers and several other ships…
