Ukraine struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea on Wednesday (July 15), including two gas tankers, 17 oil tankers, and one tugboat, the commander of its drone forces said.

The Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, published footage on Telegram said to show strikes on the vessels.

Reuters was not able to independently verify the location or the date when the video was recorded, though no older versions of the video were found posted online before July 15.

According to Brovdi, over the last 10 days, Ukraine has attacked 116 ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet in the Azov Sea and 20 ships in the Black Sea.

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Ukrainian drones hit 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea overnight, Kyiv says

VIDEO SHOWS: MILITARY HANDOUT SAID TO SHOW DRONE ATTACKS ON SHIPS

VERIFIED BY:

- Exact location and date not verified

- No older versions of the video were found posted online before July 15

- No signs of manipulation detected

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SHOWS: GIVEN AS BLACK SEA (RELEASED JULY 15, 2026) (Commander of Unmanned Aerial Systems Force - Must on-screen courtesy Commander of Unmanned Aerial Systems Force) (MUTE)

1. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE SHOT OF DRONE ATTACKING VESSEL / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the first gas tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE TANKER AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

2. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE

3. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Post-strike reconnaissance on the first gas tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

4. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA /DRONE SHOT OF DRONE ATTACKING VESSEL/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the second gas tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

5. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Post-strike reconnaissance on the second gas tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

6. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the first oil tanker

by pilots of the 9th 'Kairos' battalion, 414th Separate SBS Brigade ‘Madyar's Birds’

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

7. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE

8. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Post-strike reconnaissance on the first oil tanker

by pilots of the 9th 'Kairos' battalion, 414th Separate SBS Brigade ‘Madyar's Birds’

Black Sea waters"

9. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the second oil tanker

by pilots of the 9th 'Kairos' battalion, 414th Separate SBS Brigade ‘Madyar's Birds’

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

10. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE

11. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the third oil tanker

by pilots of the 9th 'Kairos' battalion, 414th Separate SBS Brigade ‘Madyar's Birds’

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

12. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the fourth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

13. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Post-strike reconnaissance and re-engagement on the fourth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

14. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the fifth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

15. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the sixth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

16. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the seventh oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

17. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL APPEARING TO BE ON FIRE

18. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA/ DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the eighth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

19. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the ninth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

20. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the tenth oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

21. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the eleventh oil tanker

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

22. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the twelfth oil tanker

by pilots of the 20th Separate Brigade of the SBS “K-2”

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

23. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the thirteenth oil tanker

by pilots of the 20th Separate Brigade of the SBS “K-2”

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

24. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the fourteenth oil tanker

by pilots of the 20th Separate Brigade of the SBS “K-2”

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

25. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the fifteenth oil tanker

by pilots of the 427th Separate Brigade of the SBS “Rarog”

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

26. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the sixteenth oil tanker

by pilots of the 427th Separate Brigade of the SBS “Rarog”

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

27. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on the seventeenth oil tanker

by pilots of the 427th Separate Brigade of the SBS “Rarog”

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE

28. DRONE SHOT OF VESSEL AT SEA / DRONE POV SHOT, SHIP AT SEA, TEXT CAPTION READING (Ukrainian):

"15.07.2026

Strike on a tugboat

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

Black Sea waters"

/ DRONE APPEARING TO STRIKE VESSEL AS SCREEN LOSES PICTURE