On the evening of June 8, drones attacked the Russian tug, Inzhener Smirnov, and a barge, Section-179, in the Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov.
In addition, Ukrainian forces hit Russian S-300/S-400 missile complexes in the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a S-400 anti-aircraft missile division near Dzhankoy and two S-300 divisions in the Chornomorskyi and Yevpatoria regions came under fire. The Russians did not intercept a single missile fired. After the attack, the Ukrainian military recorded the immediate radar shutdown from the affected Russian complexes.
In addition, Ukrainian intelligence clarified previous information regarding the attack on the enemy’s Su-57 multi-purpose fighter at the Akhtubinsk air base territory in the Russian Federation’s Astrakhan region. According to GUR spokesman Andriy Yusov, two planes could have been damaged, but the information is being verified.
Moreover, on June 9, a Ukrainian military aircraft hit a target in Russian territory for the first time and damaged the command post in the Belgorod area.