During the night of July 18, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 vessels of Russia's shadow fleet in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, including eight dry cargo ships, one tanker, one gas tanker, one tugboat, and two floating cranes.

According to Ukrinform, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi reported this on Facebook.

He said that during the period of the USF operation "MoLoChKa" from July 6 to 18, 172 vessels belonging to Russia's shadow fleet were hit. Of these, 118 were in the Sea of Azov and 54 in the Black Sea.

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"Goal: to stop the logistics of oil, fuel, and cargo bypassing sanctions," Brovdi said.