--- title: "Ukrainian Forces Strike 'Geran' Relay, ST-68 Radar, and Maritime UCV Storage Site in Crimea" description: "On the night of August 23, Ukrainian forces hit a maritime UCV storage site, a 'Geran' control relay, and the ST-68 radar in Yevpatoria, Crimea. The General Staff is still clarifying the damage." date: 2026-08-23T09:34:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/uaf-strike-geran-relay-st-68-radar-crimea tags: [ukraine-war, crimea, afu, geran-uav, radar-st68, energy-infrastructure] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Ukrainian Forces Strike 'Geran' Relay, ST-68 Radar, and Maritime UCV Storage Site in Crimea ![UAV operator in camouflage controls an FPV drone via VR headset and controller — systems used by the Ukrainian military for strikes on targets in Crimea](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/23/vsu-udari-po-retslyatoru-geran-i-ris-st-68-v-krymu/vsu-udari-po-retslyatoru-geran-i-ris-st-68-v-krymu-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - On the night of August 22–23, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the General Staff, hit a USV launch/storage site and a ground relay for 'Geran' and 'Gerbera' drones in Crimea. - In Yevpatoria, the ST-68 radar was hit, according to Kyiv; in Dzhankoy — a stock of material and technical assets and repair units; a strike in Chayki, Belgorod region, was also claimed. - From July 1 to August 22, according to the General Staff, 267 energy objects were taken out of service under Operation "Crimean Switch Off"; 27 between August 17–22. - The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces notes that the extent of the damage is being clarified; some publications (August 19) describe an earlier, separate episode of strikes. On the night of August 22–23, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a number of Russian military facilities, including on the occupied Crimean peninsula. This was announced by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as reported by RBC-Ukraine. According to the agency, in Chornomorske district a launch and storage site for maritime unmanned surface vessels (USVs) came under fire, and nearby — a ground relay used to control strike drones of the 'Geran' and 'Gerbera' types. The General Staff emphasized that "work on the enemy's key military targets continues." ### Targets in Crimea: the "eyes" of air defense and the drone control channel Among the objects hit in Yevpatoria, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is the ST-68 radar station — a component of a system that the Ukrainian side describes as one of the "eyes" of the Russian air defense and anti-drone complex. At the same time, in Dzhankoy a stock of the enemy's material and technical assets was hit, while in the areas of Dzhankoy and Kadiivka (Luhansk region) — repair units of the Russian forces. The combined set of such targets, in Kyiv's logic, is aimed at reducing the enemy's ability to detect, track, and service its equipment and drones. ### Strikes beyond the peninsula In addition to Crimea, during the night operations of August 22–23, according to the same General Staff statement, an object in the settlement of Chayki in Russia's Belgorod region was hit. Thus, strike operations were carried out along several directions at once — from the peninsula's coastal infrastructure to rear and repair links on the mainland. The agency does not disclose the type of munitions used, limiting itself to a list of the targets hit. ### Operation "Crimean Switch Off": cumulative effect The night strikes fit within a broader campaign that the Ukrainian side links to Operation "Crimean Switch Off." As part of this operation, between August 17 and 22, units of the Special Operations Forces hit 27 energy nodes in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine. In total, according to the General Staff, since the start of the operation — from July 1 to August 22 — 267 energy infrastructure objects have been taken out of service. It should be emphasized that these figures are cited exclusively with reference to the Ukrainian military command. ### Contradictory data When cross-checking the versions, the chronology should be taken into account. Some publications, in particular a charter97.org article, are dated August 19 and describe a separate, earlier episode: a strike on a relay for 'Geran' drones, a bridge, and three drone warehouses. These events are not identical to the night strikes of August 22–23, and it is incorrect to merge them into a single picture — they concern different dates and, presumably, different objects. Moreover, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces explicitly states that the extent of the damage inflicted and the results of the strikes are "still being clarified." This means that the list of targets and the assessments of their condition may be revised, and the enemy has not publicly confirmed either the fact of all the claimed hits or the scale of the damage. ### Damage assessment and status of the information At the time of preparing this material, independent verification of the claimed hits (including the ST-68 radar, the relay, and the USV storage site) by third parties had not been conducted, and no official comments from Russian authorities on the specific targets have been recorded in the open sources used for verification. Therefore, the details set out below should be regarded as statements by one of the parties to the conflict, which require further fact-checking as confirmations become available. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Ukrainian Forces Hit the "Eyes" of Russian Air Defense and the 'Geran' Relay in Crimea](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zsu-urazili-ochi-rosiyskoyi-ppo-ta-retranslyator-1787477098.html) - Совпадает с базовым текстом: удар по РЛС («глаза» ПВО) и ретранслятору для «Гераней» в Крыму, источник — Генштаб ВСУ. - [Ukrainian Forces Hit a 'Geran' Relay in Crimea, a Bridge, and Three Drone Warehouses](https://charter97.org/ru/news/2026/8/19/695355/) - Материал датирован 19.08.2026 и описывает более ранний отдельный эпизод (мост, три склада дронов, ретранслятор). Не тождественен ударам 22–23.08; использован как контекст, а не как подтверждение ночных ударов. - [General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Radar, USV Launch and Storage Site, Warehouses, and Repair Units Hit ...](https://ru.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1195407.html) - Подтверждает перечень целей: РЛС, место запуска/хранения МБЭК, склады, ремонтные подразделения — согласуется с базовым текстом. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Which targets in Crimea, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were hit on August 22–23? **A:** In Chornomorske district — a launch and storage site for maritime unmanned surface vessels and a ground relay for controlling 'Geran' and 'Gerbera' type drones; in Yevpatoria — the ST-68 radar station; in Dzhankoy — a stock of material and technical assets and repair units (also in the Kadiivka area). ### Q: How many energy objects have been taken out of service since the start of Operation "Crimean Switch Off"? **A:** According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, from July 1 to August 22 — 267 energy infrastructure objects, of which 27 energy nodes in Crimea and southern Ukraine were hit between August 17–22. ### Q: Has the actual damage been confirmed? **A:** No, it has not been fully confirmed. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces states that the extent of the damage inflicted and the results of the strikes are "still being clarified," and independent verification and enemy comments are absent in the sources used.