US EditionUkrainian Drones Hit Russian-Occupied Jackup Rig Off Crimea
Ukraine’s navy targeted Russian surveillance platforms with air and surface drones to disrupt maritime domain awareness during the ongoing conflict, resuming strikes since May 2025.
- November 3, 2025, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out air and surface drone strikes on a Russian-occupied oil platform complex in the Black Sea, and announced another complex strike.
- The jackup rig Sivash, one of the Boyko Towers, was captured by Russian forces in 2014 after Chornomornaftogaz’s 2011 purchase involved a $400 million overpayment tied to Yuriy Boyko.
- Video footage shows at least one drone hit on Sivash's jackup legs plus two boat-launched strikes, while the platform's garrison mounts vigorous small-arms defense and Ukraine's navy said it destroyed an enemy ATGM crew.
- Despite retaking the sites in 2023, Ukrainian forces continue operating near the Russian-occupied platforms, reflecting ongoing operational risk in the area.
- Radio Free Europe reported last month that Espanyola occupied the platforms and Russian forces re‑emplaced radars and special forces teams, boosting the platforms' surveillance value in the Black Sea.
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Ukrainian Navy Strikes Russian Anti-Tank Missile Crew on Black Sea Drilling Rig
A Ukrainian naval operation destroyed surveillance equipment and killed members of an elite Russian anti-tank missile crew stationed on an oil drilling platform in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s Navy announced Tuesday. The strike hit the Sivash drilling rig, one of several gas and oil platforms collectively called the Boiko Towers situated off Russian-occupied Crimea’s coast. Ukrainian naval forces deployed a combination of explosive first-person-view…
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