New oil slicks have been detected in the Sea of Azov following attacks on Russia's shadow fleet

In the area of the Akhtar Estuaries in the Sea of Azov, satellites have detected two new oil slicks covering an area of approximately 4.7 km² and nearly 2 km². According to analysts from the “Transparent World” project, the pollution originated in an area that Russia uses to moor ships from its shadow fleet, which are involved in circumventing international sanctions.

The environmental situation has worsened amid active strikes against the occupiers’ logistics. Robert Brovdi (“Madyar”), commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, reported that 126 Russian vessels were struck in this area between July 6 and 22. In addition, attacks by Ukrainian drones have paralyzed operations at the ports of Azov and Taganrog, where local residents are already complaining about oil pollution along the coast.

Source: the “Transparent World” project.

On July 22, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, reported that 13 more targets had been struck during Operation “MoLoChKa,” which is aimed at Russian shadow fleet assets and other targets.

Over the course of two days, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 18 energy facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Most of the targets were located in Crimea.