Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck eight tankers belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov.
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On the night of 6-7 July, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck eight tankers belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov.
Ukrainian forces struck eight tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov in the early hours of July 7.
A dry cargo vessel and a ferry were also hit in the same strike.
All the tankers sustained serious damage.
Operators from the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck 10 fuel tankers belonging to the Russian shadow fleet on July 7.
8 Russian shadow fleet tankers hit in Azov Sea, Ukraine’s ‘Madyar’ says.
Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck eight fuel tankers transporting fuel to Russian-occupied Crimea in the Sea of Azov overnight on July 7, and later hit two more tankers, bringing the total to ten vessels targeted in one day.
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