Ukraine is expanding its successful anti-shipping campaign from the Sea of Azov into the waters of the Black Sea, targeting Russia-linked merchant ships and adding to a growing toll of Russian losses. Overnight July 15, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) hit 17 oil tankers in the Black Sea, two gas carriers and one tugboat. ?? Magyar’s Admiral Update Black Sea: Unpacking 2.0 ??????Operation “MoLoChKa” by the Unmanned Systems Forces The first 20 tankers in the Black Sea were hunted during the very first night. The overall naval battle score during the operation from 6 to 15 July reached 136 units of… pic.twitter.com/LqmM06KdlO
In a statement, the “Magyar’s Birds” unit said that Ukrainian forces had struck two “LNG carriers.” There are no LNG terminals in the Black Sea or Sea of Azov, but there is an active Russian trade in LPG in the region. The vessels depicted in the unit’s video release appear to be LPG carriers.
“Fedorov was widely credited for Ukraine’s turnaround on the battlefield, and for cutting corruption in the military. Firing him after just six months, and with no explanation, is a really bad look for Zelensky,” commented the Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov.
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