US EditionUkraine Strikes Caspian Seaport Hitting Ship Delivering Iranian Drones
Ukraine targeted a ship with Iranian-made drone parts at a key Russian port to disrupt military supplies ahead of the Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine's military said.
- At the Port of Olya, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck on August 14, destroying Port Olya 4 carrying Iranian drone components and ammunition.
- Strategically, the strike sought to weaken Russia’s airstrike capacity by targeting the Port of Olya, a vital logistics hub for Iranian military supplies, Ukraine’s General Staff explained.
- Port of Olya sits 500 miles from Ukraine’s front lines on the Bakhtemir River, handling about 1.5 million tons of cargo annually as part of the Volga-Caspian Canal system.
- Meanwhile, Russia claimed to have shot down 53 Ukrainian drones overnight, while damage assessments from the Port of Olya strike are still ongoing.
- Ahead of the Anchorage summit, an attack occurred on August 14 at Port of Olya, with Russia claiming to shoot down 53 Ukrainian drones a day before Trump and Putin meet.
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Russia uses this port as an important hub in its supply chain.
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On August 14, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, attacked the seaport “Olya” (Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation), a ship with components for the shakheids was damaged.
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