The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed a series of strikes against Russian air defense systems, radar stations, and a logistics depot in southern Russia and occupied Crimea. In a Telegram update on Sunday, Aug. 9, the military detailed the targets hit during the operation, which was aimed at “reducing the military potential of the Russian aggressor.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to the General Staff, Ukrainian defense forces struck the positions of an S-400 “Triumph” anti-aircraft missile system near Gelendzhik and a Pantsir system in Yeysk, both located in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. A Tor anti-aircraft missile system was also hit in Pudove, in the Rostov region. The operation targeted enemy surveillance capabilities as well, striking a Kasta radar station in Lantonove and a Podlet radar in Holovativka, both in the Rostov region. Furthermore, the General Staff revealed a newly targeted location, confirming a strike on a material and technical supply depot belonging to a Russian unit in Perekop, situated in temporarily occupied Crimea. Military officials noted that the exact extent of the damage across all sites is currently being assessed. Shadow fleet and prior missile attacks The official military confirmation aligns with and expands upon earlier statements made by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi. In his update on Sunday, Brovdi detailed the strikes on the mainland air defenses and provided context regarding the targeted S-400 system in Gelendzhik.