Ukrainian drones struck 13 Russian “shadow fleet” vessels in the Black and Azov seas over a 48-hour period, according to Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi.Brovdi said that from Tuesday to Wednesday, Ukrainian forces targeted vessels involved in supporting Russia’s military operations and logistics in occupied Ukrainian waters.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
According to the USF commander, the strikes hit 10 dry cargo ships, 2 tugboats, and 1 tanker.The attacks were carried out as part of Operation “MoLoChKa” [Dairy]. Since July 6, the campaign has targeted 196 Russian vessels, including 126 in the Sea of Azov and 70 in the Black Sea, Brovdi said.At the same time, Ukrainian forces continue Operation “Crimean Switch Off,” a campaign aimed at disrupting Russia‘s energy infrastructure in occupied territories.According to Brovdi, Ukrainian drones struck 13 energy facilities and substations, including 11 in occupied Crimea and two in other Russian-occupied territories. Since the operation began on July 1, Ukrainian forces have hit a total of 117 energy targets, he added.Black Sea strikesUkraine and Russia have sharply escalated attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea, effectively ending an informal understanding that technically neutral commercial vessels would not be systematically targeted.Over the past days, Ukrainian long-range drones struck three tankers at Russia’s Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) oil terminal near Novorossiysk.
