Rout of the RF’s "shadow fleet": Unmanned Systems Forces struck 14 Russian vessels overnight

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a successful night operation, striking 14 Russian vessels at once that were providing military logistics for the occupiers.

This was reported by the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainian drone operators delivered precise strikes on enemy logistics facilities in the waters of the Sea of Azov and near occupied Crimea. In particular, the following were hit:

• 10 tankers in the Sea of Azov - attacked by fighters of the 9th "Kairos" Battalion of the 414th Separate Brigade "Madyar’s Birds", the 1st Separate Center, and the 412th Nemesis Brigade
• 1 ferry in the Sea of Azov, successfully struck by operators of the 1st Separate Center
• 3 ferries in the area of Kerch city in annexed Crimea - targeted by soldiers of the 413th Separate "Raid" Regiment

The struck vessels supported the operation of Russia’s "shadow fleet" and helped the Kremlin circumvent international sanctions.

These strikes significantly complicate the logistics of Russian troops and reduce the Russian Federation’s ability to finance its war economy.

This attack was part of a large-scale campaign to eliminate the Russian shadow fleet. In total, from July 6 to 13, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck 90 Russian vessels.