Ukraine’s Security Service on Sunday said its special operations units carried out a large-scale overnight drone strike in occupied Crimea, damaging three naval vessels along with air defense and intelligence facilities.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said its “Alpha” special operations unit was responsible for the operation targeting Russia’s Black Sea Fleet naval base in Sevastopol and the Belbek military airfield.
It now turns out that Ukrainian drones hit a large number of important targets in Crimea last night:
– The Ropucha-class landing ship “Yamal”
– The Ropucha-class landing ship “Filchenkov”
– The intelligence collection vessel “Ivan Khurs”
– A MiG-31 fighter jet at Belbek Airfield pic.twitter.com/M2m1viPPFr— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 26, 2026
According to the SBU, the strikes damaged the Ropucha-class landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov, along with the reconnaissance vessel Ivan Khurs. A MiG-31 fighter jet stationed at Belbek airfield was also hit, alongside technical and operational infrastructure at the base.
Ukrainian officials said the operation also struck Russia’s air defense and surveillance network in the region, including the MR-10M1 “Mys-M1” radar station and a radio-technical intelligence headquarters supporting air defense forces.
Additional targets included the Lukomka training center associated with Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
“Each such operation has a clear logic: we methodically destroy key elements of the enemy’s military infrastructure — fleet, aviation, intelligence, and air defense,” Acting Head of the SBU Yevhenii Khmara said.
“This is not only direct equipment losses, but also the destruction of the enemy’s ability to control airspace, cover its forces, and plan new attacks. This work will continue until Russia stops its aggression against our state,” Khmara added.
The SBU did not provide details on casualties, and Russian authorities have not publicly confirmed the extent of the reported damage.
The operation comes amid a series of recent Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian energy and military infrastructure, including reported attacks earlier this month on oil facilities inside Russia.
