US EditionUkraine Says It Destroyed Russian Radar in Drone Attack
- On May 19, 2025, Ukrainian intelligence forces conducted a coordinated drone assault that eliminated a Russian Neva radar installation and supply depots located on offshore gas drilling platforms in the Black Sea.
- The attack followed ongoing efforts to remove Russian military infrastructure illegally placed on gas platforms near Crimea, employing a two-phase strike with different drone types working in tandem.
- The operation, carried out by the 13th Directorate of the SBU’s Military Counterintelligence Department, targeted a Russian radar system used for air and maritime surveillance, as well as supply warehouses and personnel accommodations.
- The SBU reported on Telegram that during one mission, their experts deployed two different drone models that effectively complemented each other, emphasizing that Russian equipment has no place in the Black Sea.
- This confirmed strike is part of Ukraine's continuing campaign to deny Russia surveillance and military presence on occupied offshore platforms, with further drone operations expected to target Russian assets in the Black Sea.
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New York Post
DailyTruthReportUkraine hits back after Russia’s record drone strike — destroying radar, supply depots in the Black Sea
Footage from the SBU shows the first drone soaring across the Black Sea and crashing into the tower of the gas production site, reportedly taking out a Russian Neva radar used to monitor aerial attacks.
The Moment Kremlin's Military Targets in the Black Sea Are Destroyed by a Combined Strike of Marine Drones and Aircraft
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) destroyed a Russian radar system and storage facilities located on the Black Sea gas production platforms using a drone-coordinated attack, said the agency on 19 May, writes independent Kyiv.
The Kyiv Independent
einnews.comUkrainian drones destroy Russian radar, supply depots on Black Sea gas platforms, SBU says
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has destroyed a Russian radar system and warehouse facilities located on gas production platforms in the Black Sea using a coordinated drone strike, the agency said on May 19.According to the SBU, the operation was carried out by the 13th Main Directorate of its Military Counter-Intelligence Department. The mission involved a combination of aerial and naval drones targeting Russian military infrastructure pl…
Ukraine Hits Russian Radar on Black Sea’s Boyko Towers in Dual Drone Strike
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) carried out a successful drone strike against a Russian-controlled gas platform in the Black Sea, destroying radar equipment and other Russian military assets. In a Telegram post, the SBU said the strike targeted the Boyko Towers — gas rigs that Russia seized after annexing Crimea in 2014. The SBU’s 13th Main Directorate of the Military Counterintelligence Department led the strike using a combination of air and …
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