Helicopter, ship and tug: Ukrainian intelligence shows new strikes on Russian targets in Crimea – video

Prymary (Phantoms), a special unit of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), has hit a helicopter, a patrol ship, a tug and a number of other Russian targets in temporarily occupied Crimea in February 2026. DIU has published a video of the operation.

Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

Quote: "Throughout February 2026 the masters of DIU's special unit Prymary delivered a series of precise strikes on ships, boats and aviation assets of Russian troops in temporarily occupied Crimea."

Details: The targets hit include a Project 22460 Ohotnik patrol ship, a radar station from an S-400 system, a Forpost UAV, a Project 1496M1 maritime tug, a Project 16640 vessel, a BK-16 Project 02510 landing craft and a Ka-27 helicopter.

The footage shows aerial reconnaissance of Crimea's coastline and port infrastructure using a thermal imaging camera. It then shows a strike on the Project 22460 Ohotnik patrol ship while it was at a pier.

Other fragments of the video show the radar station of the S-400 system and a Russian Forpost UAV being hit.

In addition, the video shows attacks on the Project 1496M1 maritime tug and the Project 16640 vessel. A strike on the BK-16 Project 02510 landing craft is also shown.

The final footage shows a strike on the shipborne multi-purpose Ka-27 helicopter while it was on a platform in Crimea.

Background:

• Last December, the Prymary unit hit a Russian An-26 transport aircraft and two Russian radar stations in temporarily occupied Crimea. They also attacked Russian targets in the occupied peninsula ahead of Christmas.
• In October 2025 DIU destroyed a Valdai radar station at the Dzhankoi airfield in Crimea.

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