Ukraine says drones hit 35 Russian shadow-fleet ships in 96 hours near Crimea
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces say drone strikes hit 35 Russian shadow-fleet ships over 96 hours, including 14 vessels overnight and 45 military sites, in a campaign to sever occupied Crimea from Russia. Reported by Kyiv Post and The Moscow Times.
Ukraine says a sustained drone campaign from 6 to 9 July struck 35 Russian shadow-fleet ships in the Sea of Azov, including 14 vessels overnight into Thursday, 12 of them oil tankers, plus 45 military sites across occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine. Drone commander Robert Brovdi said the objective is to cut Crimea off from Russia, and Kyiv calls it the largest strike on the shadow fleet since the start of the full-scale invasion. Source: Kyiv Post, The Moscow Times, US News. Visuals are AI-generated.