Ukraine says its forces struck several high-value Russian military targets overnight, including a BK-16 landing craft and a Pantsir-S1 air-defense system in Russian-occupied Crimea. The extent of the damage is still being assessed, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.
The overnight campaign aimed to degrade Russia’s offensive capabilities, the General Staff said.
The Pantsir-S1 system and the BK-16 boat were hit in Crimea, with damage evaluations ongoing. The air-defense system is valued at roughly $15 million and the landing craft at up to $5 million, according to Ukrainian estimates.
Ukrainian forces also targeted four Russian UAV control points in Crimea, Russia’s Belgorod region, and in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Command-and-observation posts near Nyzhni Rohachyky in Zaporizhzhia, as well as near Novopetrivka, Volnovakha and Selydove in Donetsk region, were also struck, the General Staff said. The scope of damage is being determined.
“Systematic strikes on enemy air defenses, command posts and military infrastructure reduce its ability to control forces, coordinate unmanned systems and conduct combat operations,” the General Staff said.
