USF Struck 15 Russian Vessels in Sea of Azov Overnight

On the night of July 13, the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck 15 Russian vessels in the waters of the Sea of Azov.

This was reported by USF Commander Robert ‘Madyar’ Brovdi on his social media accounts.

Among the damaged vessels were seven tankers, five dry cargo ships, the SKS ONE ferry, and two tugboats.

In total, over the course of the week, the UAS struck 105 enemy vessels.

In addition to maritime targets, on the night of July 12–13, Ukrainian forces struck energy facilities in the occupied territories.

In Crimea and other occupied territories, drones damaged nine power substations of various capacities.

Drones also struck the strategic Kerch bridge—which connects Russia’s Kuban region with the peninsula—for the second time in the last two days.

Among the Russian equipment hit were a launcher for the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system, a Tor air defense system, and two radar stations.

The operation was carried out by the the 414th Unmanned Strike Aviation Brigade ‘Madyar’s Birds’, the 20th Unmanned Systems Brigade (‘K-2’), the 1st Center of Unmanned Systems Forces, the 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment (‘Raid’), the 412th Unmanned Systems Brigade (‘Nemesis’), and the 427th Unmanned Systems Brigade (‘Rarog’).

According to NASA’s FIRMS data, as of 12:00 p.m. on July 13, fires were detected at two locations in the Sea of Azov, as well as in the eastern part of Crimea and near the port of Kavkaz.

As a reminder, on the night of July 13, the Ukrainian Defense Forces also attacked an oil depot in the city of Mikhaylovsk in Russia’s Stavropol Krai.

Following a series of explosions at the industrial facility, the fire spread to fuel tanks.