Ukrainian drones hit 13 more Russian shadow fleet vessels in 48 hours
According to him, 13 Russian vessels came under attack over the past 48 hours:
The strikes formed part of Operation MoLoCHKa, which aims to turn off vessels of Russia's "shadow fleet" and disrupt the occupiers' logistics. The operation's name stands for "Moscow Will Fall Because of Crimea" in Ukrainian.
In total, Ukrainian drones struck 196 Russian vessels in the Black and Azov seas from July 6 to July 22. Of these:
In addition, on July 21–22, Ukrainian forces attacked 13 energy hubs and electrical substations as part of Operation "Crimean Switch Off." Of these:
According to the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Ukrainian troops have already struck 117 energy facilities from July 1 to July 22.
Madyar also said that evidence of the operations' results would be released later, while a map of vessel strikes over the past two days was published in the post's comments.
"To avoid accusations of betrayal regarding vessels near the Romanian, Turkish, and other shores. The freedom-loving Ukrainian Bird knows the 'shores,'" Brovdi emphasized.
BackgroundIt should be noted that Robert Brovdi separately reported losses in the capacity of the Kerch ferry crossing. According to him, its capabilities have decreased by 75%: three of the five ferries were destroyed, while two more lost self-propulsion and now operate as barges moved by tugboats.
Also, on the night of July 20, troops of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck seven Russian vessels in the Black and Azov seas.
In addition, the commander recently said that Russia is redeploying up to 200 crews from the Rubicon drone center from the front line to protect vessels in the Black and Azov seas.
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