Ukraine's drones just wrecked 13 ships of Russia's shadow fleet in one night
While everyone was sleeping, Ukraine's drone forces went on an absolute shopping spree in the Black Sea, targeting the one thing Russia thought was safe: its sneaky "shadow fleet."
Imagine trying to smuggle oil and cargo under a fake flag, only for a bunch of flying and floating robots to show up and ruin your entire business model. That is exactly what happened when the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine decided to throw a massive party in the Black and Azov seas.
They didn't just hit one or two ships. They went for a full-on baker's dozen. Thirteen Russian shadow fleet vessels were damaged or destroyed in a single night, making it one of the most embarrassing maritime disasters for Moscow lately.
The target list reads like a harbor inventory: eight cargo ships, a tanker, a gas carrier, a tugboat, and even two floating cranes. Yes, floating cranes. Apparently, even the cranes weren't safe from the drone wrath. These "shadow" ships are the ones Russia uses to bypass sanctions and keep its war chest full, so hitting them hurts where it actually matters: their wallets.
Running a black-market shipping empire becomes significantly harder when the ships keep turning into submarines.
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