UAV event in Zaporizhzhia area, Ukraine on Wed 8th July 2026

Ukrainian drones strike Dzhankoi airbase and Kerch port and disrupt Russian military logistics.

Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine's Special Operations Centre Alpha have carried out strikes on the Dzhankoi airbase in Crimea, infrastructure at the Port Krym in Kerch and Russian drone units and supply depots in occupied Donetsk Oblast over the past week.

Source: Security Service of Ukraine (SSU)

Quote: "Alpha units operating in the middle strike [mid-range] zone carried out a series of coordinated strikes against high-priority enemy assets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine last week. These strikes were conducted in line with the president's orders as part of a persistent effort to reduce Russia's military capabilities."

Details: According to the SSU, the Alpha special forces used drones to strike military infrastructure in occupied Crimea:

- the Dzhankoi military airbase, where relay equipment for Russian Orion reconnaissance and attack drones and depots storing weapons and military equipment were hit.

- infrastructure at the Port Krym in Kerch

- ammunition and fuel storage facilities in the settlements of Novohryhorivka and Chervone.

Ukrainian drones also destroyed a logistics hub near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast that stored unmanned aerial vehicles, ground robotic systems and ammunition, the SSU said. The facility provided logistical support to Russian forces operating in the area.

The SSU further reported successful strikes on permanent bases used by Russian drone operators in Komysh-Zoria and Kamianka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as well as the destruction of Russian military warehouses in Hranitne and Styla in Donetsk Oblast.

"These special operations significantly disrupted key elements of the Russian military's logistics, complicating the delivery of ammunition and fuel to frontline positions. During the strikes, drone operators and command personnel from the enemy's unmanned systems and ground robotic units were also hit," the SSU said.