The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck eight tankers belonging to the shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov

Robert Brovdi "Madyar," commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, posted a video of a large-scale nighttime operation carried out by Ukrainian drone operators in the Sea of Azov.

According to him, on the night of July 7, pilots from the “Kairos” unit of the 414th Separate Brigade “Madyar’s Birds” struck eight tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, as well as a dry cargo ship and a ferry.

According to Brovdi, the operation is part of the effort to halt fuel supplies to the temporarily occupied Crimea.

“The shadow fleet is on the move. The battle for fuel for Crimea in the Sea of Azov continues,” wrote the SBS commander.

He claims that all the tankers struck are subject to international sanctions, have a deadweight of about 7,000 metric tons, and were built between 2006 and 2012.

According to Brovdi, the following tankers were struck:

• "Venera-3";
• "Sanar-1";
• "Sanar-17";
• "Klymena";
• "Teti";
• "Alexei Savrasov";
• "Penelope";
• another vessel, the name of which is still being confirmed.

In addition, according to the commander of the Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian drone operators struck 58 legitimate military targets behind Russian lines in the temporarily occupied territories overnight.

Brovdi also reported that energy facilities in occupied Crimea were attacked that same night, and he promised to release details of this operation at a later date.

Recently, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, called on residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea to understand the consequences of Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s military and logistical infrastructure on the peninsula.

As a reminder,the power supply in occupiedCrimea has significantly deteriorated—successful strikes on substations have left part of the peninsula without street lighting at night.

Hangars where the occupiers stored military equipment were also hit.

At the “Gvardeyskoye” airfield, hangars that Russian troops used to storeand maintain Shahed-type attack drones were struck.

Андрій Колісніченко