Ukrainian Drones Struck Another 13 Vessels In Russia's "shadow Fleet"

• 18.07.2026, 9:13

The ships launched attacks in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

On the night of July 18, Ukrainian drones once again attacked Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black and Azov Seas. This time, 13 more vessels were struck.

This was reported by Charter97.org, citing a Telegram post by Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces.

Eight dry cargo ships, one tanker, one gas tanker, one tugboat, and two floating cranes were struck.

Over the course of 13 days of Operation “MoLoChKa,” Ukrainian drones attacked 172 Russian vessels:

118 vessels in the Sea of Azov;

54 vessels in the Black Sea.

“The goal remains the same: to halt the logistics of oil, fuel, and cargo bypassing sanctions. We will turn every self-propelled vessel into a barge drifting aimlessly at sea, blind and deaf; our goal is not to empty the waters with oil slicks, so there will be no holes punched in the vessels,” noted “Madyar.”