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Ukraine's drone forces hit 4 Russian gas facilities in Crimea in one night

Sat, June 20, 2026 - 16:33
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Targets hit included a tug in Skadovsk and a BAZ-6403 heavy-duty tractor truck
Ukraine's drone forces hit 4 Russian gas facilities in Crimea in one night Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces strike 4 gas stations in Crimea (photo: Getty Images)

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) carried out a large-scale overnight strike on June 20 targeting gas infrastructure in Crimea, a bridge across the Henichesk Strait, and fuel and military logistics facilities in temporarily occupied territories, according to unit commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi.

Crimea gas infrastructure

The 9th Battalion Kairos of the USF 414th Brigade struck three gas compressor stations in the settlements of Zhuravlivka, Aromatne, and Kliuchi. USF 1st Operational Center hit another gas compressor station, located in the village of Lokhivka.

Bridge across Henichesk Strait

The USF 427th Brigade Rarog attacked the road bridge across the Henichesk Strait in the Kherson region.

Logistics and equipment

At the same time, the USF struck a number of logistics targets in the occupied parts of the Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions:

  • Harbor tug in Skadovsk
  • Two fuel tankers in Dmytrivka and Chaplynka
  • BAZ-6403 heavy-duty tractor truck in Kliuchove
  • Two armored vehicles, including a Typhoon-K, in the Luhansk region
  • More than seven logistics vehicles in Crimea and the Kherson and Donetsk regions.

Three USF brigades—414th Madyar's Birds, 20th K-2, and 427th Rarog—participated in the operation.

Notably, the Unmanned Systems Forces have been systematically targeting Russia's infrastructure and logistics in occupied territories.

A week ago, Madyar's Birds halted operations at the Crimean Titan plant in Armyansk, and earlier struck a Russian gas storage facility and logistics sites in the Donetsk region.

In November 2025, the 414th Brigade attacked the Perekop Bromine Plant and a main power substation in Crimea.

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