Ukrainian drones struck a Russian patrol vessel in occupied Crimea and hit a series of military and logistics targets overnight, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi reported.
Brovdi, in a Telegram post on Thursday, said drones targeted a Russian Project 10410 Svetlyak-class border patrol ship stationed in Yurkyno, eastern Crimea.
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The vessel, nearly 50 meters (164 feet) long, is designed to protect ports and maritime infrastructure and can also serve in air defense and anti-submarine operations.
It is armed with Igla air-defense missiles, an AK-176 naval gun, heavy machine guns, and anti-aircraft weapon systems.
The strike was part of a broader overnight operation targeting Russian military assets across occupied territories.
According to Brovdi, Ukrainian drones also hit a Pantsir-S1 air defense system in Strilkove, Kherson region, and an RSBN-4N radio navigation system near Saky in Crimea.
Additional targets included locomotives in Vladyslavivka and Rozdolne, electrical transformers in Bulavynske and Vuhlehirsk in the occupied Donetsk region, and fuel storage tanks in Makiivka.
The reported strikes come as Ukraine continues a campaign aimed at degrading Russia’s military logistics, air defenses and naval capabilities far behind the front line.
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The latest operation follows a series of recent attacks on Russian naval assets.
On June 3, Ukrainian forces struck military infrastructure in the Russian naval hub of Kronstadt near St. Petersburg. Ukrainian officials said the corvette Boykiy was among the vessels hit.
Earlier, on May 23, Ukrainian drones targeted Russia’s naval base in Novorossiysk, reportedly damaging the frigate Admiral Essen and a Project 1239 missile hovercraft belonging to the Black Sea Fleet.
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