Ukraine’s defense forces strike Russian Mangust patrol boat and attack drone launch site


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On the evening of September 8 and during the night of September 9, 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key military targets belonging to the Russian occupiers.
Defense forces struck the launch site of attack UAVs and the Russian "Mangust" patrol boat
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the area of temporarily occupied Donetsk, Ukrainian military forces struck a facility used by Russian occupiers to store, prepare, and launch attack drones.
- In Kozachia Bay in the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol, Ukrainian forces struck the Project 12150 high-speed patrol boat “Mangust” (the extent of the damage is currently being assessed).
Background
The Project 12150 “Mangust” patrol boat is designed for patrolling, protecting maritime areas, and engaging small targets. It is approximately 20 meters long and has a maximum speed of up to 50 knots, or over 90 km/h. It has a crew of up to 6 people.
- In the temporarily occupied Crimea, in Olenivka, a radio-electronic reconnaissance antenna complex was struck, and in Vitino, an antenna in the radio-transparent dome of a separate command-and-measurement complex was struck.
- In Dokuchaevsk, Donetsk Oblast, a UAV depot was struck.
- In Fashchivka, Luhansk Oblast, an ammunition depot belonging to the “Rubicon” unit was struck. In Selidovo, Donetsk Oblast, another ammunition depot of Russian troops was struck.
As a reminder, over the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated approximately 1,480 more Russian soldiers. Total personnel losses of the Russian Armed Forces since the start of the full-scale invasion have exceeded 1.5 million.
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Olga Shendetska news feed editor
All materialsShe studied at Tavria State University. She has been working in journalism since 2019. She worked for the Israeli publication "Cursor" and as an editor for the financial website Traders Union.