Ukraine hits seven Russian shadow fleet vessels in Black and Azov Seas overnight – video
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) hit seven Russian shadow fleet vessels, seven energy facilities in the occupied territories, six Russian air defence assets and two logistics facilities on the night of 19-20 July.
Source: Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine's USF
Quote: "CRIMEA⛔️STOP: Seven ⚓️shadow fleet vessels, Seven ⚡️substations in Crimea and the TOT [temporarily occupied territories – ed.], six air defence units in Russia and two hellishly wild berries 2.0 [logistics facilities – ed.]. The night of 19-20 July – all were dealt with."
Details: By "hellishly wild berries 2.0", Brovdi was referring to new strikes on the logistics infrastructure of the Russian online marketplace Wildberries. The USF commander used the same term on 18 July when commenting on attacks on the company's warehouses.
Brovdi reported that Ukrainian forces had hit seven Russian vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as part of Operation MoLoChKa – three tankers and four bulk carriers.
"USF Operation Air Defence Downfall: six air defence elements destroyed in Yeisk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kamyshevatskaya, all in Russia: one Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system, two Nebo-SV radar systems, one Nebo-U, one Kasta 2E2 and one Gamma S1M," he added.
Magyar also noted that during Operation Crimean Switch Off, Ukraine hit seven power nodes and electrical substations in Yalta, Morske, Pryvitne, Luchyste and other settlements of temporarily occupied Crimea.
The USF commander also summarised the results of individual USF operations in Crimea between 1 and 20 July.
He reported that Ukrainian forces hit 183 Russian shadow fleet vessels as part of Operation MoLoChKa, of which 119 were in the Sea of Azov and 64 in the Black Sea.
Under Operation Crimean Switch Off, 103 power grid nodes were hit, while during Operation Air Defence Downfall, 25 Russian air defence assets were struck, including 12 surface-to-air missile systems, 12 radar systems and one electronic warfare system.
He also stressed that the Kerch ferry crossing has lost 75% of its capacity: three out of five ferries have been destroyed, and the remaining two have lost the ability to move independently and are now operating as barges towed by tugboats.
Brovdi added that units from the 414th, 413th, 412th, 427th and 20th brigades and the 1st USF Centre were involved in the operations. He said that strikes on Russia's' military, energy and logistics capabilities in Crimea will continue indefinitely.
Background: Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces hit four Russian shadow fleet vessels in the Black Sea and 13 electrical substations in occupied Crimea and other occupied territories on the night of 18-19 July.
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