#Shadow Fleet
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-52b51e153024bf7121b918d5a160f63c.png "Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Black Sea moments before a Ukrainian drone strike, July 20, 2026.")
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![Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is Making the Sea of Azov Too Dangerous for Russia]( "Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is Making the Sea of Azov Too Dangerous for Russia")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukrainian drones have struck 105 Russian vessels in just eight days, relentlessly targeting shipping in the Sea of Azov to isolate Crimea and disrupt Russia’s oil exports.![Several vessels burn in the Sea of Azov, with thick columns of smoke rising above the water following reported Ukrainian drone strikes. (Photo: Open source)]( "Several vessels burn in the Sea of Azov, with thick columns of smoke rising above the water following reported Ukrainian drone strikes. (Photo: Open source)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) say they have struck 105 Russian vessels operating in the Sea of Azov and around temporarily occupied Crimea over the past eight days, as Kyiv continues a large-scale drone campaign targeting Moscow’s maritime logistics and shadow fleet.![A Ukrainian drone targets a Russian vessel in the Sea of Azov during a nighttime operation in the week of July 6–12, 2026. (Source: Robert "Madyar" Brovdi / Unmanned Systems Forces)]( "A Ukrainian drone targets a Russian vessel in the Sea of Azov during a nighttime operation in the week of July 6–12, 2026. (Source: Robert \"Madyar\" Brovdi / Unmanned Systems Forces)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 14 more Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov overnight into July 12, bringing the total number of vessels hit during a week-long drone campaign to 90.![A thermal camera feed from a Ukrainian drone tracks a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker on the water approaches to Crimea. (Source: Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine)]( "A thermal camera feed from a Ukrainian drone tracks a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker on the water approaches to Crimea. (Source: Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine)")
![The Graceful yacht, linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.]( "The Graceful yacht, linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.")
![Russian K-2 shadow fleet tanker moments before a Ukrainian long-range drone strike, July 9, 2026.]( "Russian K-2 shadow fleet tanker moments before a Ukrainian long-range drone strike, July 9, 2026.")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
