Ukraine’s SSU Intensifies 40‑Day Campaign With Strikes on Tanker, Oil Depots and FSB Center

The operation uses long‑range and maritime drones to cut Russian fuel revenue and disrupt command and logistics as Kyiv seeks to weaken Moscow’s warfighting capacity.

Overview

President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the SSU’s concentrated 40‑day operation in June to pressure and degrade Russian military and economic capacities.
The SSU reported that long‑range drones destroyed a Tu‑95MS at Engels airfield and struck depots, radar sites and patrol boats during recent strikes reported last week.
The SSU said its Mamai maritime drone hit the shadow‑fleet tanker Avero and that drones struck three oil depots in Stavropol Krai on July 19, triggering large fires and explosions.
Special Operations Center Alpha of the SSU used 13 UAVs to strike an FSB coordination center and personnel at a resort in occupied Kherson on July 20, causing a major fire and reportedly hitting vehicles and about 100 personnel.
The SSU frames the campaign as a coordinated effort using long‑range and maritime drones to disrupt Russian command‑and‑control, logistics and sanction‑evading oil exports, while independent on‑the‑record verification of recent claims is not provided in the reporting.