Ukrainian drones hit a dozen more Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov overnight, Ukraine's military said on Thursday (July 9), the latest in a campaign aimed at disrupting fuel supplies to Russian forces and isolating Moscow-occupied Crimea.

Drone forces commander Robert Brovdi published footage on Telegram said to show strikes on the tankers in the Azov Sea. The location and date of when the video was filmed could not be verified. No older versions found posted online before July 9.

The vessels were used to supply fuel to the Russian military, and to transport oil and petroleum products in circumvention of international sanctions, the Ukrainian military's General Staff said on Telegram.

It added that a tugboat and a dry cargo ship were also hit.

The strikes bring the number of vessels targeted in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea over the past four days to 36, according to Ukraine's defence ministry. Those included 32 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" tankers and two dry cargo ships.

"They were all trying to deliver fuel to Crimea," the ministry said.

The regional governor of Russia's Rostov region said earlier on Thursday that two tankers had been attacked by Ukrainian drones in the Sea of Azov. There was no further comment from Moscow.

Ukraine has intensified attacks on logistics and energy infrastructure in Crimea in recent weeks, contributing to fuel shortages and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency in the peninsula, a critical hub for Russia's war effort.

The campaign adds another potential pressure point for oil markets, which are already focused on the risk of supply disruptions in the Gulf and the safety of key maritime trade routes.

In an interview with Reuters last month, Kyiv's top drone commander, Robert Brovdi, pledged to effectively cut off Crimea from Russia through a sustained campaign of strikes.

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Ukraine says it hits more Russian fuel tankers as Crimea campaign intensifies

VIDEO SHOWS: VIDEO CLIPS SAID TO SHOW DRONES ATTACKING RUSSIAN 'SHADOW FLEET' TANKERS IN RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED AZOV SEA

Location and date not verified

No older versions found posted online before July 9

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS FOOTAGE IS HANDOUT FROM THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY. CAPTIONS WERE ADDED AT SOURCE. VIDEO WAS EDITED AT SOURCE.

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SHOWS: GIVEN AS SEA OF AZOV (RELEASED JULY 9, 2026) (Commander of Unmanned Aerial Systems Force - Must on-screen courtesy Commander of Unmanned Aerial Systems Force) (MUTE)

1. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the first Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 413 separate 'Raid' regiment of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

2. DRONE SHOT OF TANKER APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE

3. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the second Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 413 separate 'Raid' regiment of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

4. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the third Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 413 separate 'Raid' regiment of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

5. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the fourth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 1st Separate Centre of Unmanned Systems Forces

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

6. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the fifth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 1st Separate Centre of Unmanned Systems Forces

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

7. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the sixth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 1st Separate Centre of Unmanned Systems Forces

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

8. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the seventh Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 412 separate 'Nemesis' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

9. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the eighth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 412 separate 'Nemesis' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

10. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the ninth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 412 separate 'Nemesis' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

11. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the tenth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 412 separate 'Nemesis' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

12. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the eleventh Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 20 separate 'K-2' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

13. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the twelfth Russian Federation shadow fleet tanker

by pilots of the 20 separate 'K-2' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER

14. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the cargo ship

by pilots of the 1st Separate Centre of Unmanned Systems Forces

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE SHIP

15. DRONE POV SHOT, SHIPS ON SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"09.07.2026

Strike on the tugboat

by pilots of the 412 separate 'Nemesis' brigade of the SBS

Azov Sea "

/DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TUGBOAT