Ukraine's drone forces hit 38 energy nodes in Russia and occupied territories

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 38 energy nodes in Russia and occupied territories as part of Operation "Crimean Switch-off," commander Robert (Madyar) Brovdi announced Wednesday, September 23. Over the operation's 2.5 months, 412 energy nodes have been targeted. During the second decade of September, strikes hit 10 sites in Crimea, nine in occupied Donetsk, 13 in occupied Luhansk, four in Russia, and one each in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. Separately, Fire Point reported that over three months, Ukrainian drones hit over 100 Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, with about half being critical infrastructure. Brovdi also said Operation "MoLoChKa," running since July 6, has blocked Russian shadow fleet movements in the Azov Sea and Kerch Strait.