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Russian Attacks Kill 2 and Wound 12 as Ukrainian Forces Target Oil Tankers

Ukrainian officials said 21 tankers and four other vessels were damaged as Russia fired 12 missiles and 121 drones overnight.

  • On Saturday, Russian missile and drone attacks killed two people in Ukraine, as Ukrainian forces damaged 21 tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Russia launched 12 missiles and 121 drones overnight, targeting drone production facilities in Kyiv and ports in Odesa, according to the Defense Ministry.
  • Regional head Oleh Kiper said two people died in Odesa after a missile strike, while the State Emergency Service reported 11 people were wounded in attacks on Kyiv.
  • Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 111 drones, though ballistic missiles reached targets; Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses destroyed 178 Ukrainian drones over eight Russian regions.
  • Conflicting reports emerged on vessel damage: Ukraine's General Staff reported 21 tankers and other vessels were damaged, while Russian officials asserted only four ships came under attack.
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Ukrainian drone operators hit 28 Russian shadow fleet vessels on Saturday night. This was announced on Telegram by the head of the Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) Robert Brovdi, according to whom drone operators have struck a total of 76 Russian vessels in the past 24 hours. This information cannot be immediately independently verified in wartime conditions.

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Russian attacks kill 2 and wound 12 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers

Russia has launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing two people and wounding 12. Ukrainian forces meanwhile damaged over two dozen tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov.

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Robert Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Army's Unmanned Systems Forces, announced that they had targeted 28 ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov, and that a total of 76 ships had been hit in the last 6 days.

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Robert Brovdi, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced the defeat of 28 more Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov on the night of July 11. This is stated in his channel. The military claims that the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit 21 tankers, four tugs, two bulk carriers and one special watercraft. According to him, from July 6 to July 11, the Ukrainian military attacked 76 “shadow fleet” ships. In addition, Brovdi announced an attack on 5…

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Associated Press News broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
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