Unmanned aerial systems struck 16 Russian military targets, air defense systems, and an oil refinery in Tuapse
Units of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 16 military targets belonging to the Russian invaders, including bases housing Iskander tactical ballistic missiles, air defense systems, and an oil refinery in Tuapse on Russian territory.
This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, on Telegram.
According to him, Ukrainian drones struck two positions of Iskander operational-tactical missile systems in the settlements of Mizhhirya and Kurortne in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. Anti-aircraft missile systems, including the “Osa-AK” in the Donetsk region, the “Pantsir-S1” in Crimea, and the “Buk-M1” in the Zaporizhzhia region, were also struck.
In addition, ammunition depots of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, drone storage facilities, and oil depots in Crimea were struck.
Separately, the involvement of SBS units in the attack on the oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, has been confirmed.
The Unmanned Systems Forces noted that details of the operation are to be released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, on the night of April 16 amid a drone attack. The strikes may have targeted tanks at the Tuapse oil refinery, which is owned by Rosneft.
As a reminder, on the morning of April 15, Ukrainian “Lyuty” strike drones attacked a petrochemical plant in the city of Sterlitamak, located in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation.
As a reminder, in the city of Sterlitamak in Bashkortostan, one of the centers of the chemical and petrochemical industry of the Russian Federation, an attack was recorded on facilities that may be associated with the production of components for military equipment.
Also, last night, the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula came under a massive drone strike.
