Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday evening that Ukrainian forces struck a series of targets deep inside Russia, including a warship and vessels used for arms transfers between Russia and Iran in the Caspian Sea, according to Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The claims have not been independently verified. The announcement follows an earlier statement today by Zelensky that Ukraine struck a Russian military cargo vessel bound for Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday evening that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian warship and vessels linked to arms transfers between Russia and Iran in the Caspian Sea, according to a report by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The claims are not independently verified.
This announcement follows an earlier statement by Zelensky at 16:07 Jerusalem that Ukraine struck a Russian military cargo vessel bound for Iran, also reported by Rozentzweig. The thread of Zelensky's statements on Saturday began with a claim at 13:43 Jerusalem of a drone strike on a Russian oil rig in the Caspian Sea, followed shortly by a report at the same time of strikes on a Russian warship and Iran-linked cargo vessels. The 16:07 statement focused on a single cargo vessel, while the evening announcement expands the scope to include a warship and additional Iran-linked vessels. All claims remain unverified and come from a single source.
As The Zioneer has reported in previous dispatches (e.g., Thu Jul 16, Sun Jul 12), Ukraine has been conducting a maritime campaign against Russian ships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, targeting both military vessels and tankers from the Russian shadow fleet. The strikes in the Caspian Sea, if confirmed, would represent a significant geographic expansion of this campaign, and the inclusion of Iran-linked vessels suggests an effort to disrupt military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran.
No independent imagery, damage assessment, or confirmation from Russian or Iranian sources has been released. The identities of the struck vessels and the extent of damage remain unknown.
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