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☆ Satellite images capture how Russia is shielding its warships in port from threats like Ukraine's exploding drone boats
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Satellite images show Russia has placed barriers at its ports to defend the Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementNewly captured satellite imagery shows Russia has put up barriers at a major port to defend its Black Sea Fleet warships from Ukraine's unrelenting exploding drone boat attacks. An overview of the Novorossiysk port in Russia on March 30. A closer view of barriers at the entrance of the Novorossiysk port in Russia on March 30. Advertisement"Forcing the enemy to flee from the Black Sea was the goal we sought and it was achieved," Brig.

Persons: —, Brady Africk, Africk, Atesh, Sergei Shoigu, Sergei Pinchuk, Pinchuk, Ivan Lukashevych Organizations: Fleet, Service, Maxar Technologies, Business, Technologies, American Enterprise Institute, Kyiv, Black, Kyiv Independent, Defense Intelligence, Kremlin, Russian, Security Service, BI Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Moscow, British, Sevastopol Bay, Brig

☆ Ukraine made the naval drones sinking Russian warships 'deadlier' by arming them with bigger warheads, general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewExploding drone boats, one of Ukraine's more innovative weapons as it battles Russia's Black Sea Fleet without a proper navy, have become even bigger threats over time. Ukrainian naval drones have been used to damage and sink Russian warships, as well as target infrastructure, since their introduction in 2022. Advertisement"Especially compared to the ones we first tested in October 2022 to attack Russian warships in the Sevastopol Bay," he said. In a straight line across the Black Sea, it is roughly 190 miles between the two cities. A screenshot from the video released by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of the sea drone attack against two Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels.

Persons: —, Ivan Lukashevych, hasn't, Lukashevych Organizations: Service, Business, Security Service, Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defense, Russia, Ukraine, Defense Intelligence, Fleet, Black Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Brig, Sevastopol, Russian, Kyiv, Crimean, Russia, Moscow, Crimea's, Crimea

☆ An experimental sea drone was used to damage a Russian missile ship, Ukrainian sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian sources say they used an experimental drone called Sea Baby to strike a Russian missile ship. The attack took place off the coast of occupied Crimea, where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Russia confirmed that an attack took place but said it was repelled. The attack on the Samum missile ship took place on Thursday off Sevastopol Bay amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian sources confirmed the attack to Reuters and Ukrainian media, claiming that a sea drone had hit the rear of the ship and caused "significant damage."

Persons: Vasyl Maliuk Organizations: Service, Fleet, Defense Express, The Security Service of Ukraine, New Locations: Russian, Crimea, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine's sea drones can damage Russian warships even if they don't directly hit them, Ukrainian spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine reported an attack by drones on two warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine's spy chief says that even if the drones are blown up near the ship, they can cause damage. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine claimed on Thursday that it had also used sea drones to carry out a successful attack on two Russian warships in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. Ukraine has frequently utilized sea drones in its fight against Putin's forces. The country recently used an experimental sea drone to target a Russian missile ship off the coast of occupied Crimea, Ukrainian sources claimed.

Persons: Ukraine's, Radio Svoboda, Kyrylo Budanov, Essen, Vasily Bykov, Dmitry Rogachev, Pavel Derzhavin, Sergey Kotov, Ukrainska Organizations: Service, Radio, Ukraine's Strategic Communications Directorate, Fleet, Ukrainska Pravda, Technology, Putin's, The Security Service Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Sevastopol Bay, Russia, Russian, Crimea

☆ Ukraine sea drone damages small Russian missile ship -Kyiv source
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian sea drone damaged a small Russian missile ship off occupied Crimea, a Ukrainian intelligence source said on Friday, contradicting a Russian account that said the attack was repelled. The Ukrainian source told Reuters that another attack with a sea drone hit the rear right part of Russia's "Samum" small missile ship on Thursday at the entrance to Crimea's Sevastopol Bay and inflicted "significant damage". The vessel had to be towed away for repairs and was listing to one side, the source said. Russia's defence ministry reported a Ukrainian attack on the Samum in a statement on Thursday, but said it was repelled and that the naval drone was destroyed. Reporting by Tom Balmforth; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tom Balmforth, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine's hi-tech naval attack drones have paralyzed Russia's Black Sea Fleet, spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kyrylo Budanov said the maritime attack drones had successfully paralyzed Russia's Black Sea fleet. AdvertisementAdvertisementBudanov noted one occasion when a sea drone had been destroyed as it approached Russia's Admiral Essen frigate in Sevastopol Bay. "Russia's equipment is from the 20th Century, ours is from the 21st"Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey PavlishakUkraine proved the threat offered by its sea drones earlier this month when it attacked a major Russian naval base in the Black Sea. "As the result of the attack, the Russian ship has received serious damage and is not able to fulfill its duties."

Persons: Ukraine's, Kyrylo Budanov, Russia's, Admiral, Radio Svoboda, Budanov, Russia's Admiral Essen, Alexey Pavlishak, Anton Gerashchenko Organizations: Russia, Service, Fleet, Russian, REUTERS, TNT, CNN Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Sevastopol Bay, Sevastopol, Crimea, Alexey Pavlishak Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ Russia claims it destroyed a fleet of Ukrainian air and sea attack drones in a double-punch attack on a key navy base in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia destroyed a fleet of Ukrainian attack drones near Sevastopol, its defense ministry said. Russian authorities said the attack consisted of seven aerial and two underwater drones on Sunday. Russian authorities called the strike a "terrorist attack" consisting of seven aerial and two underwater drones. Two more underwater drones were detected and destroyed in the northern part of the Black Sea, according to Russian authorities. In April, Razvozhayev said via a Telegram message that Russia's naval base in Sevastopol was attacked by exploding sea drones.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Razvozhayev Organizations: Service Locations: Russia, Sevastopol, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Crimean, Ukraine, Russian, Cape Khersones, Sevastopol Bay

☆ Russia has doubled its pens of trained dolphins near Ukraine to guard its ships from attack by enemy divers, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia has ramped up its trained dolphin force that protects its Black Sea fleet, UK intelligence said. Russia has been training dolphins in the Black Sea since the Cold War, according to the United States Naval Institute. The MOD also noted Russia's documented use of marine animals elsewhere, saying "Russia has trained animals for a range of missions." Russia's Black Sea fleet includes attack submarines and vessels with long-range strike capabilities and air defense missiles. Russia accused Ukraine of launching drone attacks on the fleet earlier this month, after Ukraine started its long-awaited counteroffensive.

Persons: — Organizations: British Ministry of Defence, Service, Russia, UK Ministry of Defence, MOD, Google, United States Naval Institute, Maxar Technologies, Naval News, US Navy, Washington Post Locations: Russia, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Crimea, Norway, Petersburg, Sweden, Iraq, Ukrainian, Ukraine's Kherson

☆ Russia has doubled the number of trained dolphins defending its Black Sea fleet from Ukrainian attacks, says report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia appears to have doubled the number of trained dolphins defending its Black Sea fleet. The dolphins at the naval base in Sevastopol are trained to detect Ukrainian special forces divers. Satellite imagery at the time captured by Maxar Technologies shows two pens containing the trained dolphins. This comes after several drone attacks targeting Russia's ships in the area, as Ukrainian forces launched their recent counteroffensive in the long-running conflict. The Black Sea peninsula was invaded by Russian forces and illegally annexed by Putin in 2014.

Persons: —, Sutton, Renee C, Aiello Organizations: Black, Service, Russian, Naval News, Russian Navy, Maxar Technologies, Ukrainian, Dolphins, US Naval Institute ., US Navy Marine Mammal, Corpus Christi, US Coast Guard, RIA Novosti, US Navy, Naval Times Locations: Russia, Sevastopol, Crimean, Crimea, Russian, Sutton, Corpus, Sweden, Israel, North Korea

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