Ukraine Says It Struck 21 Russian Tankers as Moscow Reportedly Halts Shipping Through Key Canal
Ukraine said the strikes hit 18 vessels and several fuel sites used to support Russia’s war effort.
- On Friday, Ukraine conducted a large-scale overnight drone operation targeting Russian military logistics, striking 18 vessels including 13 oil tankers linked to Moscow's "shadow fleet," plus energy infrastructure in Russia and occupied Crimea.
- The tanker hunt extends a counter-logistics campaign to turn Crimea into an island, following months of strikes that degraded land routes feeding the peninsula and left it dependent on seaborne fuel supplies.
- Drone crews hit 35 vessels in four days, while the General Staff reported strikes on the Ilsky oil refinery and NOVATEK Ust-Luga, facilities with processing capacities of up to 6.6 million and about 7 million metric tons respectively.
- An active-duty Russian general told journalist Dmitry Kolezev on July 6 that Russia cannot effectively counter the intermediate-range strike campaign, as the Crimean Defense Group was dissolved in 2024 due to limited naval assets.
- The Institute for the Study of War assessed that intensifying strikes "demonstrate a new phase in Ukraine's ability to rapidly adapt to Russia's shift toward seaborne fuel transportation," disrupting fuel movement between Russia and occupied Crimea.
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Ukraine says it struck 21 Russian tankers as Moscow reportedly halts shipping through key canal
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