Ukrainian long-range drone strikes hit eight Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov.

Axar.az reports, citing the Kyiv Independent, that Ukraine's top drone warfare commander, Robert Brovdi, better known by his callsign "Madyar," made the remarks on July 7.

Claiming that the overnight aerial naval battle reached "industrial-scale results," Brovdi reported that the Ukrainian drones also hit a dry cargo ship and a ferry, alongside a convoy of eight fuel tankers. He claimed that the fuel tankers were "badly damaged and on fire."

"The shadow fleet is leaving the area," Brovdi said in his Telegram post. "The battle for fuel for Crimea in the Sea of Azov continues."

The reported Ukrainian drone strikes on a convoy of Russian tankers come as Ukraine ramps up its long-range attacks across the Russian-occupied territories and inside Russia in recent weeks, inflicting a domestic fuel supply crisis on Russia.