USF Struck 13 Russian Shadow Fleet Ships in Black and Azov Seas in Two Days

On July 21 and 22, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (USF) struck 13 ships of Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the waters of the Black and Azov seas.

USF commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on this.

The vessels attacked by drones included 10 dry cargo vessels, one oil tanker and two tugboats.

According to the commander, over the past 17 days, the USF has struck 196 vessels that were illegally transporting oil, fuel and other cargo in violation of international sanctions against Russia.

In total, 126 vessels were struck by Ukrainian drones in the Sea of Azov during Operation MoLoChKa, and 70 in the Black Sea.

During this period, the USF also struck 13 power plants and substations in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as two similar facilities in other parts of the territory occupied by Russia.

The total number of strikes between July 1 and 22 amounted to 117 energy targets used by the invaders in the occupied territory of Ukraine.

Robert Brovdi recently announced that over the past two weeks, the Kerch ferry crossing had lost 75% of its capacity.

According to the Commander, before the operation began, transportation of vehicles and cargo through the Kerch ferry crossing was provided by four ferries that regularly operated between the Port of Kavkaz and the Port of Crimea.

Another ferry was kept in reserve at the port of Kerch. These vessels were Lavrentiy, Panagia, Eisk, Maria, and SKS One.
About 80% of all ferry traffic was carried out in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Before the start of the Ukrainian operation, the ferry crossing handled about 180-250 vehicles per day.