Ukraine attacks Russian-occupied gas platform in the Black Sea used for electronic warfare

Ukrainian forces reportedly attacked a Russian-occupied gas platform in the Black Sea, according to Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Pletenchuk explained that the Russians were not using the platform for their intended gas production. It contained technical equipment for intelligence services and Russian military personnel.

The Russians used it as a basis for electronic warfare, particularly GPS spoofing, a technique that involves sending false GPS signals to disrupt navigation systems.

Pletenchuk explained that this activity could potentially disrupt civilian shipping traffic, including vessels using Ukraine’s grain export corridor.

The Ukrainian Navy reportedly attacked a Russian-occupied gas platform in the Black Sea overnight. The platform, which housed intelligence equipment and about 40 people, was reportedly hit by Sea Baby naval drones with a range of 1,000 km. The shelling is ongoing.

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He also claimed that there were no civilian personnel there because the station was not being used for its intended purpose.

The operation to attack the gas platform was carried out jointly by Ukrainian coastal missile and artillery forces of the Navy and intelligence officers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. Sea Baby naval drones with a range of 1,000 km were reportedly used.

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