Russian naval ships struck by exploding drone boats in the night sank to the bottom of the Black Sea, Ukraine says
Source: Business Insider
Russian naval ships struck by exploding drone boats in the night sank to the bottom of the Black Sea, Ukraine says
Jake Epstein,Chris Panella
Fri, November 10, 2023 at 4:30 PM EST·4 min read
• Ukraine says its sea drones hit and sank two Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ships.
• Video footage released by Ukraine shows the attack and its explosive aftermath in occupied Crimea.
• Ukraine has relied on its fleet of explosive drone boats to trouble Russian ships in the Black Sea.
Ukraine's explosive sea drones have struck again, and this time, Kyiv says they struck and sank two ships belonging to Russia's Black Sea Fleet (BSF).
The incident, captured on video released by Ukraine's military intelligence agency, is just the latest example of Ukraine's skillful use of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to target the Russian navy in the Black Sea. It suggests the drone boats continue to be useful for going after naval assets and hints at Russia's inability to adapt to what is clearly a persistent and consequential problem.
Ukraine released footage on Friday showing what it says were two naval drone attacks against Russian BSF landing ships, one a Serna-class vessel and the other an older Ondatra-class vessel, at a port on the occupied Crimean peninsula. It first posted the video on Telegram before it was shared on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, by other sources.
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