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Ukraine’s SBU says drones struck Russian vessels and air defenses in Kerch

Friday, June 26, 2026International AffairsWell-covered3 frames

The Facts

  • The Security Service of Ukraine said its drones struck Russian military support vessels and air-defense assets in occupied Kerch during the night of June 25-26.
  • The SBU said the operation was part of a 40-day campaign in Crimea that had been approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
  • According to the SBU, the vessel targets were at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch.
  • The SBU identified the targeted vessels as the Project 15310 ships Volga and Vyatka and the passenger-cargo ferry Petropavlovsk.
  • The SBU said fires broke out on the targeted vessels after the strikes.
  • Multiple reports citing the SBU said Russian air-defense systems near the Kerch Strait were hit; some specifically identified the affected system as part of an S-400 complex.
  • Reports citing the SBU said the Volga and Vyatka were being built for Russia’s Defense Ministry and were intended for underwater surveillance and related military tasks, which is why Ukraine presented them as military-relevant targets.
  • The available source pool attributes the strike details to Ukrainian officials; it does not include an independently verified damage assessment or a Russian official response.

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A president-approved Ukrainian campaign targeted assets presented as militarily relevant in occupied Crimea, while the reported effects remain official claims without independent verification.
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What exactly did Ukraine say it hit in Kerch?

The SBU said its drones struck the Project 15310 vessels Volga and Vyatka, the passenger-cargo ferry Petropavlovsk at the Zaliv shipyard, and Russian air-defense assets near the Kerch Strait Українська …,Deutsche Welle,KyivPost.

Why did Ukrainian reports describe the ships as militarily important?

Reports citing the SBU said the Volga and Vyatka were being built for Russia’s Defense Ministry and were intended to help deploy the Harmony underwater acoustic surveillance system and perform other military support functions РБК-Украина,ZN.UA,KyivPost.

What remains unconfirmed?

The source pool shown here relies on SBU statements for the strike details. It does not provide an independent verification of the extent of damage or a Russian official account of the incident Українська …,KyivPost.

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