Ukrainian defense forces carried out a series of strikes on a number of important Russian occupier targets on August 20 and during the night of August 21. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the list of hit targets included a drone storage and launch site, command posts, warehouse facilities, and other objects. As reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the General Staff, work on key enemy military targets continues.
Strikes on drone control infrastructure
Special attention in the statement is paid to the destruction of six ground-based relays that the Russian side used to control 'Geran'/'Gerbera' type attack drones in Crimea. According to the General Staff, two relays were hit in Steregushchy, three in the Olenovka area, and one in Chernomorsky. These devices, as explained by the military leadership, provide the transmission of control and communication signals between the operator and the drone, allowing for the expansion of the range and reliability of drone operations.
Night attacks on rear objects
In addition to targets in Crimea, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil refinery in Perm and the 'Marinovka' military airfield in the Volgograd region during the night of August 21, where, according to available information, a Russian Su-34 aircraft was hit. In occupied Crimea, a series of explosions occurred that same night: some settlements were left without electricity, with the highest concentration of explosions noted near Simferopol and in the area of the Tavricheskaya Power Plant.
Contradictory data
The scope and nature of the hit targets are formulated differently in various statements. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasizes the drone storage/launch base, command posts, and six relays in Crimea. At the same time, the Security Service of Ukraine, according to reports from several publications, cites a significantly wider list — talking about hundreds of hit targets, including FSB facilities and ships, which refers to a separate operation and is not identical to the General Staff's statement. Details about the strike on the refinery in Perm, the 'Marinovka' airfield, and the Su-34 aircraft in the original source are presented as a reminder of events that night and are not always supported by independent confirmation, so their exact parameters require additional verification.
Context and significance
The destruction of ground-based relays in Crimea has tactical significance: by depriving the enemy of stable control channels, defense forces reduce the range and reliability of attack drone operations. The combination of strikes on logistics, communications, and rear objects indicates the continuation of systematic work to degrade the occupier's military infrastructure. As summarized by the General Staff, 'to be continued'.
