Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck four vessels belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea and 13 energy facilities in temporarily occupied territories overnight on July 19. A total of 59 enemy targets came under attack.
This was reported by Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert “Magyar” Brovdi.
According to him, as part of Operation “MoLoChKa,” USF drones attacked two tankers, a cargo ship and a floating crane in the Black Sea. Units of the 414th, 412th, 20th and 427th USF brigades took part in the operation.
As part of Operation “Crimean Switch Off,” 13 energy hubs and substations were also attacked: eight in Crimea and five in the southern and eastern temporarily occupied territories.
Brovdi reported strikes on energy facilities in Kerch, Staryi Krym, Yalta, Sudak, Berdiansk, Yedy-Kuiu, Ponyzivka, Shchebetivka, Zelenyi Yar, Shyroke, Bila Hora, Zemlianky and Bezghynove.
The reported targets included the Soliana, Azovska, Zoria, Darsan, Kapsel, Koktebel, Lenino, Nasosna-3 and Berdianska substations, as well as substations in the Kherson, Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
According to the USF commander, between July 1 and 19, a total of 176 vessels belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” and 96 energy facilities were struck as part of the “MoLoChKa” and “Crimean Switch Off” operations.
