Russia is sinking its own ferries to create a protective barrier in the Kerch Strait, Ukraine said.
Russia is doing this to protect the Kerch Bridge from Ukrainian sea drone attacks, they added.
But Stephen Wright, a drone technology developer, told Insider that the new tactic won't prove useful for Russia, at least against drone attacks.
Russia has been trying to deploy all kinds of defenses amid a series of audacious Ukrainian sea drone attacks in the area, which have previously damaged large warships.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe attacks have ramped up ever since Ukraine unveiled a new sea drone that packs hundreds of pounds of explosives and is faster than anything in the Black Sea, CNN reported.
Persons:
GUR, Stephen Wright
Organizations:
Service, Main Intelligence, Ukraine's Defense Ministry, CNN
Locations:
Russia, Kerch Strait, Ukraine, Kerch, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Crimea, Kyiv