The Security Service of Ukraine announced that it had struck four Russian vessels and 13 substations
On the night of July 19, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck four vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea, as well as 13 power substations in the temporarily occupied territories.
Robert Brovdi (“Madyar”), commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, reported on the results of the nighttime operation.
According to him, the strikes targeted two tankers, a dry cargo ship, and a floating crane. Also, as part of Operation “Crimean Circuit Breaker Off,” 13 power facilities were struck, eight of which are located in occupied Crimea, and another five in the temporarily occupied territories of southern and eastern Ukraine.
Brovdi noted that, in total, from July 1 to 19, as part of Operations “MoLoChKa” and “Crimean Circuit Breaker Off,” the SBS struck 176 vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet” and 96 energy facilities.
According to him, overnight alone, SBS units carried out effective strikes against 59 targets in the enemy’s rear. The 414th, 412th, 20th, and 427th Brigades of the Unmanned Systems Forces were involved in carrying out these missions.
Source: Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi (“Madyar”).
As a reminder, on the night of July 12, SBU drones sank 14 Russian vessels—10 tankers and 4 ferries. In total, during the week of July 6–12, the UAS Forces’ “Birds” took down 90 vessels of the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet.
On the night of July 12, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a series of strikes against key military, economic, and defense facilities of the enemy. In particular, the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Samara Region of the Russian Federation was hit, with explosions and a fire reported at the site. The facility, with a design capacity of 8.5 million metric tons of oil per year, supplies fuel to the occupying forces.
