Ukraine–Russia

Ukraine says it hit Russian shadow-fleet ships in Black and Azov seas

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Black Sea / Sea of Azov approaches
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
Importance
Notable

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces hit a tanker and four cargo ships of Russia’s shadow fleet, while Unmanned Systems Forces claimed 13 Russian vessels struck in the Black and Azov seas over 48 hours.

The naval package was announced alongside the 22 July Wildberries warehouse strikes. Counts come from Ukrainian leadership and the unmanned forces commander; independent vessel-by-vessel confirmation was incomplete in open sources used here.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Russia reports injuries after top online retailer Wildberries hit again

Ukrainian official claims of multi-ship strikes; open-source ship identity lists were not fully verified in the sources used.