Ukrainian Drones Struck Four Russian Ships Overnight
3- 19.07.2026, 10:21
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As well as a number of energy facilities in Crimea.
Overnight, unmanned aerial systems struck 13 substations in Crimea and four vessels of the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea. This was reported on Sunday, July 19, reported the commander of the SBS Robert (“Madyar”) Brovdi.
According to him, 59 enemy targets were neutralized overnight. Specifically, two tankers, a dry cargo ship, and a floating crane were struck in the Black Sea. Ukrainian drones struck 13 power facilities and substations in the occupied territories, eight of which are located in Crimea.
“Madyar” added that, in total, between July 1 and 19, as part of Operations “MoLoChKa” and “Crimean Circuit Breaker Off,” a total of 176 vessels of the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet and 96 power facilities were struck.
According to Brovdi, strikes were carried out against power substations in Kerch, Stary Krym, Ponizovka, Yalta, Sudak, Shchebetovka, Edy-Kuy, Zeleny Yar, Berdyansk, as well as in the settlements of Shirokoye (Kherson Oblast), Belaya Gora and Bezginovo (Luhansk Oblast), and Zemlyanka (Donetsk Oblast).
In Crimea, the following facilities have been affected:
the 110 kV “Solyanaya” substation in Kerch,
the 220 kV “Azovskaya” substation in Stary Krym,
the 110 kV “Zarya” substation in Ponizovka,
the 110 kV “Darsan” substation in Yalta,
the 110 kV “Kapsel” substation in Sudak,
the 110 kV “Koktebel” substation in Shchebetovka,
the 110 kV “Lenino” substation in Edy-Kuyu,
the 220 kV “Nasosnaya-3” substation in Zeleny Yar.
Earlier, “Madyar” stated that Operation “MoLoChKa,” which began on July 6, had destroyed 172 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet in its first 13 days, including tankers, gas carriers, dry cargo ships, ferries, floating cranes, and tugs.
On the night of July 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 Russian vessels in the Black and Azov Seas as part of Operation “MoLoChKa.” “Madyar” explained that the operation’s name comes from the acronym MLChK, which stands for “Moscow Will Fall Through Crimea.”