The Ukrainian Navy have carried out a precision strike against russian troops occupying the Syvash offshore drilling platform in the Black Sea. The operation targeted a group of russian invaders who had turned the platform into a forward surveillance and strike position.
One of the russian elite special forces units stationed on the platform was successfully hit. The attack reportedly neutralized both personnel and technical assets used by the occupiers for reconnaissance and observation in the northwestern sector of the Black Sea.
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In addition to surveillance systems, Ukrainian forces destroyed an enemy anti-tank guided missile crew. The strike further degraded the russian military's ability to monitor naval movements and conduct fire control from offshore positions.
The Syvash platform, located near the temporarily occupied Crimean coastline, had been one of several oil and gas rigs seized by russia in 2014. Since the full-scale invasion, russian forces have militarized several of these structures, equipping them with radar, optical systems, and air defense elements to extend situational awareness across the Black Sea.
Following the Ukrainian strike, russian propagandists attempted to portray the event as a victory, circulating footage allegedly showing the destruction of the Ukrainian Navy vessel by the Lancet loitering munition.
However, the Ukrainian Navy refuted the claim, clarifying that the footage was disinformation and that the Ukrainian side had successfully employed a kamikaze drone during the operation.
As Defense Express previously reported, in the night between November 1 and 2, 2025, Ukraineєs Defense Intelligence carried out a coordinated strike on high-value russian air defense assets in temporarily occupied Crimea. The operation targeted one of the most advanced elements of russia's anti-aircraft network, the S-400 Triumf system.
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