Helicopter, ship and tugboat: Ukrainian intelligence shows new strikes on Russian targets in Crimea – video
Prymary (Phantoms), a Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) special unit, has hit a helicopter, a patrol ship, a tugboat and a number of other Russian targets in temporarily occupied Crimea in February 2026. DIU has posted a video of the operation.
Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
Quote: "Throughout February 2026 experts from DIU's special unit Prymary delivered a series of precise strikes on ships, boats and aviation assets belonging to the Russian forces 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 tugboat, 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 moored at a pier.
Other clips 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 tugboat and the Project 16640 vessel. A strike on the BK-16 Project 02510 landing craft is also shown.
The final part of the footage shows a strike on the shipborne multi-purpose Ka-27 helicopter while it was on a helipad 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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