Ukraine Hits Russian Fleet and MiG-31 in Crimea, Targeting Core Military Assets

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported strikes on multiple Russian military targets in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on April 26, including naval vessels, air defense systems, and a fighter jet.

According to the SBU’s official statement published on April 26, the operation was carried out by the agency’s “Alpha” special unit using drones, targeting facilities in Sevastopol and at the Belbek military airfield.

The SBU stated that three Russian naval vessels were hit during the operation: the large landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov, as well as the intelligence-gathering ship Ivan Khurs.

In addition to naval targets, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck infrastructure linked to Russia’s air defense and reconnaissance capabilities, including a radio-technical intelligence headquarters and the MR-10M1 “Mys-M1” radar system.

According to the SBU, the operation also targeted a training center of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet known as “Lukomka,” along with technical and operational facilities at the Belbek airfield. The agency reported that a MiG-31 aircraft stationed at the airfield was also hit.

Commenting on the operation, acting head of the SBU Yevhenii Khmara said: “Each such operation has a clear logic: we methodically destroy key elements of the enemy’s military infrastructure—fleet, aviation, reconnaissance, and air defense.

This is not only direct losses of equipment, but also the destruction of the enemy’s ability to control space, cover its forces, and plan new attacks. This work will continue until Russia stops its aggression against our state.”

Earlier, Ukrainian FP-2 drones struck a Russian FSB special forces command post in temporarily occupied Donetsk, killing 12 officers and wounding 15 others, according to Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, who said the operation targeted a unit responsible for counterintelligence and sabotage activities.

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