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A cargo ship flying the Russian flag, Port Olya 4, transporting ammunition and drone equipment from Iran, partially sank after a Ukrainian drone strike on 14 August, the UK Ministry of Defense reports, citing satellite imagery.
Olya is a Russian sea port in Astrakhan Oblast. It has served as a link for transporting Iranian-made military goods, including Shahed-series drones and ammunition, across the Caspian Sea into Russia. Russia uses its Shaheds, both supplied from Iran and produced domestically, to attack Ukrainian cities every day.
The targeted vessel, identified as Port Olya 4, was reportedly loaded with Shahed-type drone components and ammunition.
Earlier, Euromaidan Press wrote that the operation might have been a sabotage mission, unless the SOF has begun operating long-range aerial drones like those used by the Unmanned Systems Forces, the HUR intelligence agency, or the SBU security service.
Analysts note that the successful attack on a vessel located approximately 640 km from Ukraine demonstrates the effectiveness of regular deep-drone strikes carried out by Ukrainian forces into Russian territory. Russian air defenses face difficulties in protecting both military and industrial targets from Ukrainian drones. According to British intelligence, Iran has supplied Russia with artillery shells, ballistic missiles, and combat drones, as well as supported domestic UAV production. However, in 2025, Russia’s reliance on Iranian assistance likely decreased due to the growth of its own drone production.
Russia confirmed that the Port Olya 4 was sunk. However, the Russians claim that there was no military cargo on board. According to Russian data, the ship was attacked by 14 drones. The Russians claim to have shot down 10 of them, but the rest were enough to sink the ship. In the pictures, the Port Olya 4 seems to be almost entirely underwater, very clearly not easily salvageable. More than likely, it will become scrap metal in the near future. The Port Olya 4 was about 123 metres long, a general cargo ship. Definitely suitable for military cargo, even though there is no confirmed data of what was inside, if anything. The port of Olya in Russia’s Astrakhan region is reachable for Ukrainian drones. The distance to territories controlled by Ukraine is around 850 km, but Ukrainians have proved multiple times that they do have long-range drones that can cover that. And even if these drones were launched from somewhere closer, it was still the Ukrainians as they claimed responsibility.
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