🔻Key projects underway:

▪️The Azov Transport Ring will encircle the Sea of Azov, connecting Crimea, Kherson, Zaporizhia, Rostov, and the DPR with four-lane highways.

▪️The R-250 highway will link the People's Republics to central Russia, restoring and modernizing existing roads.

▪️A new railway line from Rostov-on-Don to Dzhankoy will connect key ports Mariupol and Berdyansk.

▪️Port infrastructure is also being developed, with work to deepen the Mariupol fairway and modernize the Azov Ship Repair Plant.

🔻What are they saying?

➡️An article describes the Black Sea Fleet's crisis. On paper, the fleet dominates in quantity and large ships, but Ukrainian drones have seized control over a significant portion of the waters.

➡️After evacuation from Sevastopol, Novorossiysk became the key base, allowing them to protect ships from USV attacks. But the fleet's combat ships rarely leave their base, which will eventually lead to intensified AFU strikes.

➡️The April 5, 2026 attack on a frigate, though not particularly successful, underscores the vulnerability of ships and submarines at the dock.

🔻How many attacks have there been since the start of the year?

➡️The first such incidents began to be noted back in November, but it was precisely with the arrival of 2026 that a pattern of methodical and systematic attacks became apparent. Since January, at least eight confirmed attacks on over 15 vessels have been recorded.

➡️The majority of strikes were carried out by unmanned aerial vehicles. They are faster, more maneuverable, and easier to guide onto a tanker or cargo ship. The damage is not particularly large, but it creates problems.

➡️There have also been several attacks using unmanned boats. The problem with them is that targets need to be selected selectively and the location of a particular vessel must be anticipated in advance, but the damage from a hit to, say, the turbine hall is greater.

🔻What happened in the Black Sea?

➡️On July 10, for the first time in several months, a British RC-135W visited the western part of the waters.

➡️And from that day on, regular reconnaissance of Crimea began with various NATO aircraft, ranging from AWACS planes to American CL-650 special aircraft.

➡️And yesterday, NATO countries conducted comprehensive reconnaissance of the Black Sea zone, involving at least 6 aircraft simultaneously:

➖2 E-3A NATO AWACS
➖1 E-3F French Air Force (escorting two Rafale fighters)
➖1 Atlantique 2 French Navy
➖1 Saab 340 French Air Force
➖1 ATR-72 Turkish Navy

🔻What happened in the Black Sea?

➡️On July 10, for the first time in several months, a British RC-135W visited the western part of the waters.

➡️And from that day on, regular reconnaissance of Crimea began with various NATO aircraft, ranging from AWACS planes to American CL-650 special aircraft.

➡️And yesterday, NATO countries conducted comprehensive reconnaissance of the Black Sea zone, involving at least 6 aircraft simultaneously:

➖2 E-3A NATO AWACS
➖1 E-3F French Air Force (escorting two Rafale fighters)
➖1 Atlantique 2 French Navy
➖1 Saab 340 French Air Force
➖1 ATR-72 Turkish Navy

🔻However, some problems still remain:

➡️The enemy's quantitative indicators grow each month, leading to air defense overload and consequently more impacts. As winter approaches, attacks on the energy system (not only in Crimea) will clearly intensify. This is a fact.

➡️The enemy has begun adapting to the mass deployment of mobile fire groups and squads with interceptor drones on Russian territory, and now launches UAVs at greater altitudes beyond the reach of short-range air defense.

At the same time, this tactic remains viable as long as weather permits. Once it gets colder, cheap dummy drones and decoys (which make up 60-70% of all launched UAVs) will become harder to use.

➡️The issue of providing benefits and incentives for military personnel and volunteers who repel UAV attacks outside the SMO zone remains partially unresolved. In some places everything runs smoothly, but in others, getting any perks for the risk requires hoping for a miracle.