Ukraine Strikes Radars, Drone Sites in Crimea and Belgorod

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Sunday, Aug. 23, that Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck multiple Russian military targets, including radar installations, logistics hubs, and drone facilities. According to the official statement, Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian “ST-68” radar station in Yevpatoria, located in temporarily occupied Crimea.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. In the Crimean settlement of Chornomorske, the military struck a launch and storage site for Russian maritime uncrewed surface vessels, as well as a ground relay station used to control “Geran” and “Gerbera” attack drones. The General Staff also confirmed strikes on Russian logistics depots in Dzhankoi, Crimea, and the village of Chaiky in Russia’s Belgorod region. Additionally, Russian repair units were targeted in Dzhankoi and the temporarily occupied city of Kadiivka in the Luhansk region. The military noted that the full extent of the damage and the final results of the strikes are still being clarified, adding that operations targeting key Russian military facilities are ongoing. Concurrent strikes on Russian aviation and logistics The overnight operations followed a series of confirmed strikes targeting Russian military and economic assets the previous day. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday, Aug. 22, that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of aviation equipment at the Saky airfield in Crimea. In a social media statement, he emphasized that Ukrainian operations are continuing to limit Russia’s military and economic potential. Other Topics of Interest Russian Drone Strikes Private Home in Kharkiv, Injuring 8 A Russian “Shahed” drone struck a residential area in Kharkiv’s Osnovyanskyi district early Sunday morning, Aug. 23, injuring at least eight people and sparking fires. Alongside the destruction at the Saky air base, the president stated that Ukrainian strikes eliminated drone relay stations in Russia’s Bryansk region, which Russian forces used to guide uncrewed aerial vehicles toward Ukrainian targets. The president also referenced a wave of operations on Saturday morning targeting multiple Russian regions far behind the front lines. These included a drone strike on the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery – a Rosneft facility in the Samara region with an 8.8 million-ton annual capacity located approximately 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) from the border – which resulted in a fire. Simultaneously, reports indicated a successful strike on a 75,000-square-meter (807,293-square-foot) fulfilment center belonging to the e-commerce giant Ozon in Samara. In the Krasnodar region, drones also attacked the seaport of Yeysk on Saturday morning. Independent Russian media outlets reported visible smoke rising from the port area, with some channels indicating that a vessel may have caught fire following the strike. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.