UAV

UAV event in Black Sea, Holitsynske Gas Field, Syvash Drilling Rig area, Ukraine on Sat 8th August 2026

8th August 2026

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Ukraine’s Navy, SBU and other Defence Forces struck Russian positions on the Sivash offshore drilling platform at the Holitsynske gas field in the Black Sea (It sits near Karkinyts'ka Gulf, roughly 52 kilometers (28 miles) south of Ukraine's Kherson region coast). Russia used the platform to control strike drones, detect Ukrainian UAVs and naval drones, and host special forces, MANPADS and other counter-drone equipment.

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Black Sea ( Holitsynske Gas Field, Syvash Drilling Rig area )

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