Missile boat, military airfields, air defence systems, and oil production platform: results of SSU’s 40-day operation

The Security Service of Ukraine continues its systematic campaign to reduce the military and economic capabilities of the russian federation, as approved by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Over the past week, the SSU successfully carried out strikes against military facilities, fuel and energy infrastructure, air defence systems, logistics and maritime targets of the aggressor state. 

In particular, the targets that were struck include:

Military Infrastructure and Air Defence Systems

  • Belbek military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea - a ‘Nebo-U’ long-range radar station was hit.
  • Saki military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea - a fuel and lubricants storage tank was struck.
  • The 92N6E ‘Grave Stone’ multi-purpose radar station and its antenna tower were struck. These are components of the S-400 ‘Triumph’ surface-to-air missile system. russia is using these systems to carry out missile strikes against Ukraine.
  • A ‘Tor-M2’ surface-to-air missile system and a ‘Pole-21’ electronic warfare system were destroyed.

Maritime Targets and Military Logistics

  • A Project 12418 ‘Molniia’ missile boat.
  • Two cargo vessels subject to international sanctions that were used to transport military cargo between iran and russia.

Fuel and Energy Infrastructure

  • The ‘Filanovskyi’ oil field production platform in the Caspian Sea was struck - a target that is a key component of russia’s energy infrastructure.
  • The ‘Subhankulovo’ Linear Production Control Station (Republic of Bashkortostan) - SSU long-range drones flew approximately 1,350 km and struck the tank farm of the oil pumping station.
  • The ‘Novospaskyi’ mini oil refinery (Ulianovsk region) - SSU drones flew about 900 km. As a result of the strike, the facility’s tank farm caught fire.
  • The ‘1st Plant’ mini oil refinery (Kaluga region) - another russian fuel infrastructure facility that provides production of petroleum products for the aggressor’s war machine.

Occupiers' Command Posts

  • The coordination centre and base of russian FSB personnel in the temporarily occupied Kherson region. The target was struck by 13 SSU drones. According to preliminary estimates, around 100 FSB personnel may have been present at the site.
  •  Locations of russian FSB deployment in the settlements of Shchaslyvtseve in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region and Yuriivka in Donetsk region.