Ukraine’s Drone War Hits Russian Oil: 116 Ships in 9 Days
Part of composite article Ukraine’s Drone Blitz Hits 116 Ships in 9 Days, Shuts Russian Refineries 1,300 km from Front View full article →
Three Ukrainian drone units carried out overnight strikes under an operation named “MoLoChKa”—a term that sounds like Ukrainian slang for dairy products. The campaign targets small Russian oil tankers.
Each large export tanker requires 12 to 15 small vessels to fill it. By burning the small ones, Ukraine aims to disrupt Russia’s oil supply chain. The strikes hit 116 ships in just nine days.