Overnight, the UAV Forces hit 13 more ships of the “shadow fleet”

On the night of July 18, eight dry cargo ships, a tanker, a gas carrier, a tugboat and two floating cranes were hit – a total of 172 ships since the start of the operation.

On the night of July 18, unmanned systems forces hit 13 ships of the Russian “shadow fleet”. This was reported by the commander of the UAV Forces Robert “Madyar” Browdi.

The bulk of the strikes fell on the Black Sea. There, eight dry cargo ships, one gas tanker, two floating cranes and a tugboat were hit. Another oil tanker was hit in the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov.

Operators of the 20th separate UAV Forces brigade “K-2”, the 427th brigade “Rarog”, the 412th brigade Nemesis, the 413th regiment “Reid” and the 1st separate SBS center were involved in the operation.

In total, since the beginning of Operation MoLoChKa — from July 6 to 18 — 172 ships of the Russian “shadow fleet” have been hit. These are tankers, gas carriers, dry cargo ships, ferries, floating cranes and tugs. Of these, 118 units are in the Sea of ​​Azov and 54 in the Black Sea.

The strikes have already forced the enemy to change priorities. According to the commander, the enemy is removing up to 200 calculations of the Rubicon UAV center from the line of combat contact — based on the calculation for each surviving ship.

In addition to the Rubicon, forces of the 51st Air Defense Division and the anti-aircraft regiment of the remnants of the Black Sea Fleet have been involved in protecting the fleet. Armament — anti-aircraft drones, MANPADS and machine guns.

Recently, USM wrote that Russia is throwing scarce units to protect the “shadow fleet.”