Near Odesa, Ukraine CNN —All it took was six sea drones, powered by jet skis, to fell a Russian guided missile ship last week, according to a rare interview with the secretive Ukrainian unit behind the attack.
But the sinking of the Ivanovets is another victory in Ukraine’s campaign against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Controlled from afar via a Starlink connection, the drones can also be pre-programmed for the long journeys across the Black Sea.
Ukrainian drone pilots drove six drones into the Russian warship, causing it to sink.
At a demonstration of the drones on the Black Sea, CNN saw one drone – identical to those used against the Ivanovets – pull off tight turns at speed on autopilot.
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