(SEVASTOPOL, OCCUPIED CRIMEA) – A senior Russian naval officer who defected from Ukraine in 2014 has been killed in an explosion in occupied Sevastopol, according to footage released by the Ukraine365 channel on 13th August 2026.
The blast occurred near a rubbish bin as two men walked past. One of them was killed. The Russian resource VChK-OGPU reported that the eliminated officer was Captain First Rank Robert Shageev.
In 2014, Shageev commanded the Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhia but broke his oath and defected to Russia following the occupation of Crimea. For his betrayal, Shageev received a position in the Russian fleet. He later headed a submarine division and commanded the Stary Oskol, a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles. Under his command, Black Sea Fleet submarines launched missiles at peaceful Ukrainian cities.
Meanwhile, DeepState has updated its map and revealed the results of Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacks at the junction of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts in May and June. A total of 241 square kilometres of territory was liberated, shown as the blue zone, with 19 villages freed. Russian forces were pushed back from a further six villages.
In Germany, Ukrainian forces conducted a training battle against United States troops and completely routed an American armoured brigade, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ukrainian operators quickly located American armoured vehicles using reconnaissance drones, after which FPV drones and bombers targeted them. Equipment was destroyed so rapidly that organisers had to “revive” it, returning vehicles to the fight so the exercises could continue.
Approximately 3,500 American military personnel took part in the manoeuvres, equipped with standard electronic warfare and counter drone systems. After the initial failures, the Americans improved their dispersal, camouflaged equipment and used electronic warfare more actively. Ukrainian drone operators have previously defeated units from Britain, Sweden and other NATO countries during exercises.
Ukrainian drones struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat complex in Bashkortostan. This is one of Russia’s largest oil refining complexes, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes of raw materials per year. It combines oil refining, chemical and gas chemical production.
Also in Bashkortostan, drones attacked the Wildberries logistics hub in Chishmy. The rented warehouse covers an area of 186,000 square metres and is highly important for the company.
Satellite imagery from the American company NTOR has captured the aftermath of Ukrainian drone strikes on the Kalibr cruise missile launch areas of the frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov in Novorossiysk Bay. The extent of the damage remains unclear, but it is evident that the enemy is attempting to disable missile carriers to reduce the single salvo capacity in the event of new strikes on Ukraine, thereby easing the burden on Ukrainian air defences.
The Russian military channel Voennyi Osvodomitel posed the question of where the Black Sea Fleet can now flee after withdrawing ships from Crimea to Novorossiysk, given that the port is now being targeted regularly.
Following the strike on Novorossiysk grain terminals, Russian grain exports are expected to collapse by three to four times compared to last year. Novorossiysk has three grain terminals. Judging by the damage, two of them will be halted or will significantly reduce transshipment volumes.
In previous years, Russia loaded between 1.6 and 1.9 million tonnes per decade. This figure is now expected to fall to 500,000 tonnes, a three to four fold reduction, according to expert Evgeny Stribin.
Russia began attacking Ukrainian grain terminals in the first months of the full scale war and has done so regularly for the past four years. Russia’s daily drone and ballistic missile attacks have effectively paralysed grain exports from the ports of Greater Odesa. Previously, Ukraine lacked the capability to strike back. Now that capability exists. If no one can restrain Russia from such strikes, then no one has the moral right to restrict Ukraine’s choice of targets.
Grain exporters have stopped accepting grain entirely, with elevators in Proletarsk, Zimovniki and Rostov halting operations. The port of Rostov worked for only two days before stopping unloading on Wednesday morning. Turkey has closed the Dardanelles Strait to ships heading to Novorossiysk.
In Sochi, an acute fuel shortage has developed. Residents are spending nights at petrol stations with canisters, while queues for public transport stretch for considerable distances. In the Adler, Krasnaya Polyana and Sirius areas, petrol is completely unavailable. Drivers reported waiting from 6:00 am until midnight without success.
One motorist reported travelling from Abkhazia and finding all petrol stations empty along the route. At one location, a queue stretched for three kilometres at midnight. Sochi authorities have acknowledged difficulties with fuel supplies.
Some drivers are filling Soviet era vehicles using fuel cards and then reselling the petrol at inflated prices. One seller in Dagomys was offering fuel at 300 roubles (£2.95, $3.80) per litre.
The footage was released by Ukraine365.
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