Several weeks after its highly successful “Operation Spiderweb,” the Ukrainian forces continue to target and attack Russian targets deep behind the front lines.  

In the latest attack, the Ukrainian forces used unmanned aerial systems to take out a Russian cargo vessel carrying Iranian drone parts and munitions.  

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Ukrainian forces targeted and struck the Port Olya-4 cargo vessel with an unmanned aerial system on August 14. The strike took place in the port of Olya, a port on the Caspian Sea near the city of Astrakhan.

Satellite imagery taken in the aftermath of the drone strike shows the Russian cargo vessel partially submerged in the Russian port, with approximately one-third of the ship thought to be underwater. The Ukrainian suicide drone struck mid-ship, causing significant damage. The Russian military has sent a floating crane and an additional cargo vessel to offload any military equipment that could be........

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