💥 Attack

The SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center conducted a drone strike against an FSB coordination hub in occupied Kherson Oblast, causing a large fire.

July 20, 2026 Kherson Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent

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Security Service of Ukraine (organization) FSB (organization) 40th Separate Marine Brigade (military_unit) Barracuda (weapon_system) Zaliznyi Port (location) Lancet (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) Russian attacks (military_unit) SBU Alpha Special Operations Center (military_unit) Federal Security Service (FSB) (organization)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

The SBU reported on July 20 that the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center conducted a strike with 13 drones against the Russian FSB coordination and deployment hub in occupied Kherson Oblast, causing a large fire.

Ukrinform →

Ukrainian marines have, for the first time, used FPV drones launched from unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to strike Russian military positions near Zaliznyi Port in the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian drones struck 13 coordination centers and bases used by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-07-21T08:45:57.560Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-20-2026