24 August 2026

Ukrainian drones struck Russian targets in Crimea and the Kherson region

(ILLUSTRATION: Intent/AI)

<span><span><span><span><span><span>On the night of August 24, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces successfully struck a radar station (9RLS) in Crimea and a base of Russian special forces in the occupied Kherson region. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Two ships of Russia’s shadow fleet were damaged in the Black Sea.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by Robert Brovdi (“Madyar”), commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces .</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>In particular, the “ST-68” radar station in the village of Rozdolne in occupied Crimea was also destroyed. In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, in the village of Strilkove, Ukrainian drones precisely destroyed a base of Russian “SOBR” special forces.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>In the Black Sea, two ships of Russia’s shadow fleet—a tanker and a bulk carrier—were struck.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

The night before, on the night of August 23, Ukrainian forces struck three key occupier radar stations in Crimea. 

Specifically, the following were destroyed: 

A radar station (RLS)or radar is a specialized device for detecting airborne, maritime, or ground-based objects using radio waves. It determinestheexactdistanceto the target, as well as its speed and direction of movement. These systems operate by emitting radio signals and receiving the echoes reflected from the object. Radar is widely used in the military for air defense, as well as in civilian life—in navigation, meteorology, and air traffic control.

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