On the night of 23 June, the Unmanned Systems Forces struck enemy targets at operational depth in Crimea and other occupied territories. Ukrainian drones hit more than 60 sensitive targets, including three missile carriers, four air-defence systems, an oil depot in Kerch, an electrical substation, and the Simferopol gas distribution station.
This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi. He said the affected targets included:
- three long-range reconnaissance-strike “Orion” UAVs, used as carriers of guided bombs and small cruise missiles (Kerch; strike carried out by the 1st Centre of the Unmanned Systems Forces)
- oil storage tanks at the Kerch CHP plant (1st Centre of the USF)
- Pantsir-S1 air-defence system (Bagerove, 1st Centre of the USF)
- Nebo-U radar (Kerch, 1st Centre of the USF)
- ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun (Kurortne, 1st Centre of the USF)
- 330/110 kV “Western Crimea” substation (Kariierne; 427th USF Brigade “Rarog”, 413th separate regiment “Raid”)
- UAV pilot training range “Dzerzhynsk” (Debaltseve, Donetsk Region; 20th USF Brigade “K-2”)
- fuel tanker (Horlivka, Donetsk Region; 20th USF Brigade “K-2”)
- logistics transport (Pryazovske, Zaporizhzhia Region; 412th Brigade “Nemesis”)
- enemy logistics transport (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions; unit “13” of the 414th Brigade “Birds of Magyar”, 20th Brigade “K-2”, 412th Brigade “Nemesis”, 1st Centre of the USF).
Context
In recent days, Ukraine’s Defence Forces have intensified strikes on occupied Crimea. The enemy is facing disruptions in fuel supplies. The Crimean Bridge is regularly being closed, meaning people who illegally entered Crimea via Russian territory are unable to leave during attacks.
The occupation authorities have already banned holidays with children, and parts of Crimea are now experiencing power outages.