A three-week Ukrainian operation concluded with two precision drone hits destroying a Russian Su-24M at Saky airfield just as the bomber was preparing to strike Ukraine.
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-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-360a40df0c57118491f1afcdf129c910.png "Russian BM-21 Grad explodes after a Ukrainian FPV drone hit, July 20, 2026.")
-890722da75ea5a368bb5d0ca7a519d34.png "Barracuda uncrewed surface vessel.")
-8387ab8b2fad28f5be58d021a975cd08.png "Explosion at the Russian ammunition hub after a Russian air defense steered a Ukrainian drone directly into it, July 2026.")
