WarJuly 19, 2026 10:58 am (Updated: July 19, 2026 11:09 am) • 2 min readIllustrative purpoess only: Oil tankers near Novorossiysk, Russia. (Getty Images).Editor's note: The story has been updated with additional details.Ukrainian long-range drone strikes hit two Russian tankers in the Black Sea and a floating crane in the Azov Sea overnight, as well as a Soviet-era Buk air defense system in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the General Staff said on July 19.Russia uses tankers to transport oil and petroleum products and fuel for its army, while the floating cranes load and unload cargo at the ports, supporting Moscow's military maritime logistics, according to the General Staff. Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, further reported strikes against a shadow fleet cargo vessel and 13 electrical infrastructure sites in Crimea and other occupied territories.Moscow has not reacted yet to Ukraine's claim. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the reported attacks and the extent of their damage. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have downed 140 Ukrainian drones across Russia and occupied Crimea, as well as over the Black Sea and Azov Sea, overnight on July 19. "The Ukrainian military will continue to systematically carry out measures aimed at stopping Russia's armed aggression," the General Staff said in its Facebook post. ⚡️Уражено два танкери, плавучий кран, ЗРК «Бук» та інші військові об'єкти противникаhttps://t.co/gTknQe3KXT pic.twitter.com/WCTL9S31nD— Генеральний штаб ЗСУ (@GeneralStaffUA) July 19, 2026