Operation Top Gun: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces used UAVs to attack a coast guard brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea

By: Myroslav Trinko | 28.08.2023, 08:59

The Special Operations Forces of Ukraine together with other units of the Defence Forces conducted the Top Gun operation behind enemy lines.

Here's What We Know

The information was shared by the Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed forces of Ukraine in social networks. During the special operation Ukrainian defenders struck at the 126th brigade of coast guard of the rf Black sea fleet in the Crimea.

During the attack, Ukraine used several kamikaze drones. They hit the location of the enemy unit in Perevalnoye in Crimea. As a result of the strikes, the enemy suffered casualties in killed and wounded. The complexity of the operation lay in certain features of the terrain. But the drones successfully overcame the route and reached the targets.

The Special Operations Forces did not disclose which UAVs were used during the attack.

Source: Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine