UAV Forces hit three more tankers and four dry cargo ships of the Russian “shadow fleet”
20.07.2026 - 11:25
On the night of July 20, the units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the destruction of seven Russian shadow fleet vessels in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Browdi.
According to him, as part of Operation “MoLoChKa”, seven Russian vessels were destroyed overnight – three tankers and four dry cargo ships.
Brovdi also reported that from July 1 to 20, as part of this operation, the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed 183 shadow fleet vessels, of which 119 were in the Sea of Azov and 64 in the Black Sea.
In addition, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces announced a significant decrease in the capacity of the Kerch ferry crossing.
“Three out of five ferries have been destroyed, two more have lost their self-propelled capabilities and are operating in the mode of towed barges,” he noted.
In addition to attacks on ships, on the night of July 20, the UAV Forces also announced the destruction of seven power plants and substations in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as the destruction of six elements of Russian air defense.
