On the night of July 8, Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck nine more tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov.
According to Ukrinform, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, reported this on Facebook.
He said that 21 vessels were struck over the course of 72 hours; these include 19 tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet, one dry cargo ship, and one ferry in Kerch.
Pilots from the 9th Kairos Battalion of the 414th Separate Brigade, Magyar Birds, fighters from the 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment Raid, and the 1st Separate Center of Unmanned Systems were involved in the operation.
Overnight, deep within the operational zone of the Russian invaders in the temporarily occupied Crimea and in the southern part of the seized territories of Ukraine, the USF struck 53 military targets.
“In addition, six more power substations were targeted overnight (for a total of exactly 50 power facilities between July 1 and 8), along with other targets. A report will follow,” noted the USF commander.
All targets were struck under the coordination of the newly established Center for Deep Strike of the Unmanned Systems Forces.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Unmanned Systems Forces struck ten tankers of the Russian shadow fleet on July 7.
Photo: 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion
