Ukraine Hits 6 Russian Shadow Fleet Ships, 10 Energy Sites
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck 102 Russian targets over two days, including six vessels from Moscow’s “shadow fleet” and 10 energy facilities across Russian-occupied territories, according to USF Commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi. The Aug. 6-7 strikes reached targets deep behind Russian lines, hitting military positions, logistics networks, air defenses and infrastructure supporting Moscow’s occupation forces.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Among the vessels struck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov were two tankers and four dry cargo ships, Brovdi reported. The campaign also hit eight Russian troop deployment sites, two fuel, lubricant and ammunition depots, two radar systems, a Buk surface-to-air missile system, locomotives, fuel tankers, mobile fire groups, three repeaters used to control Shahed/Geran attack drones and five communications towers. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russia’s maritime logistics in and around occupied Crimea. Kyiv says the vessels it describes as part of Russia’s shadow fleet help sustain Moscow’s military and economic operations while circumventing sanctions. In July, Ukrainian drones struck eight sanctioned tankers in the Sea of Azov that had been delivering fuel to occupied Crimea. Ukraine’s drone forces said at the time that disrupting Russia’s maritime logistics complicates the delivery of fuel and ammunition needed by occupation troops.
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‘Crimean Switch Off’ reaches 211 energy targets The latest operation also struck 10 electrical facilities across Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions. According to Brovdi, the targets included the 330-kilovolt Zoria substation in occupied Donetsk region, the 330-kilovolt Myrna substation near Mariupol and several 110-kilovolt substations in and around the occupied port city. Energy facilities were also struck near Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia region and in occupied areas of Luhansk region. Brovdi said the strikes bring the total number of energy facilities hit since July 1 under an operation dubbed “Crimean Switch Off” to 211 across Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. The campaign has sought to disrupt the electricity and logistics networks supporting Russian forces across Crimea and other occupied southern and eastern regions. Earlier this week, the USF reported hitting 13 energy facilities over Aug. 4-5. Between July 28 and 29, Ukrainian drones struck another 10 energy sites in occupied Crimea and parts of Kherson and Luhansk regions. Military and FSB facilities also targeted The latest wave extended beyond energy and maritime targets. Brovdi reported that Ukrainian forces, working with Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, struck an FSB personnel base in Shchaslyvtseve in the occupied part of Kherson region. Other attacks targeted Russian repair and logistics bases, equipment storage sites and a military training ground in occupied Crimea and Zaporizhzhia region, including facilities used by Russia’s airborne forces. The broad target list highlights Ukraine’s expanding use of long-range drones to attack the infrastructure Russia relies on to sustain its occupation – from power distribution and fuel supplies to naval logistics, communications and air defenses.
