{
  "id": 9280858,
  "title": "Ukrainian commander says flying drones have disabled 300 tankers in Russia's shadow fleet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ukrainian-commander-says-flying-drones-have-disabled-300-tankers-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:37:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-commander-russia-flying-drones-disabled-300-shadow-fleet-magyar-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian commander Maj. Robert Magyar Brovdi claims his Unmanned Systems Forces have disabled 300 Russian tankers in the shadow fleet over the past 11 weeks. This marks part of Operation MoLoChKa, a Ukrainian effort to weaken Russia's war efforts through Crimea. The drone strikes are part of a larger campaign targeting the hundreds of merchant tankers in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, believed to be carrying Russian gas and oil. Brovdi's forces have reportedly disabled 166 ships in the Black Sea and 134 in the Sea of Azov. The Sea of Azov, along with the Kerch Strait, is currently closed. Ukrainian drone tech and AI have improved, allowing long-range aerial strikes on the Russian rear, which has included attacking roads, bridges, energy facilities, and transport vessels to choke Russia's logistics.",
  "summary": "Maj. Robert \"Magyar\" Brovdi said his forces had \"burned\" 21 tankers in the last three days, as part of a campaign from early July to choke Crimea.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Trump: USA working with Ukrainian, Russian leaders to end war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-usa-working-with-ukrainian-russian-leaders-to-end-war",
        "published": "2026-09-22T15:24:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "300 Russian shadow fleet ships disabled in 11 weeks—the Azov Sea is at a standstill, Ukrainian drone force commander says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/300-russian-shadow-fleet-ships-disabled-in-11-weeks-the-azov-sea-is",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:26:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}