# Ukraine says it struck 12 Russian shadow fleet vessels in Black Sea and Sea of Azov

https://mins.news/en/item/16847

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-08 09:49 UTC
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- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/12-russian-shadow-fleet-vessels-struck-in-black-sea-and-azov-sea-over-past-week-ukraine-says/

> Ukraine says its drones struck 12 Russian shadow fleet vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The country’s Unmanned Systems Forces said the operation began on July 6. According to the force, Ukrainian drones have struck 218 Russian shadow fleet vessels since the operation started. Of those vessels, 134 were in the Sea of Azov and 84 were in the Black Sea.

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