Ukraine Strikes Russian BK-16 Assault Boat In Occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system and a BK-16 landing craft during a series of coordinated attacks on Russian military infrastructure on March 7 and overnight into March 8, according to statements from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the General Staff, the strikes targeted multiple Russian military assets across occupied Ukrainian territories and inside Russia’s Belgorod region as part of efforts to reduce Russia’s offensive capabilities.

The Ukrainian military reported that the Pantsir-S1 air defense system and the BK-16 transport and landing craft were hit near the settlement of Novoozerne in temporarily occupied Crimea. The General Staff stated that the final results of the strike and the scale of the damage are still being assessed.

The operation was part of a broader wave of strikes against Russian command infrastructure and drone control systems. Ukrainian forces also targeted command centers used to operate reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles.

Among the facilities hit was a drone control point for Orion UAVs near the settlement of Krasnosilske in Crimea, according to the General Staff. Additional drone command centers were struck in Dunayka in Russia’s Belgorod region, near Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region, and in the occupied city of Selydove in the Donetsk region.

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The Ukrainian military also reported strikes on Russian command and observation posts in several frontline areas.

These included positions near Nyzhniy Rohachyk in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as in Novopetrykivka, Volnovakha, and Selydove in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian authorities said the extent of damage and operational impact is still being clarified.

Earlier, Ukrainian forces carried out a high-precision strike on a Russian drone facility at Donetsk International Airport, targeting infrastructure used to store, prepare, and launch Shahed-type loitering munitions. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the operation involved US-supplied ATACMS ballistic missiles and French-British SCALP cruise missiles, causing a large fire and secondary detonations at the site.

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