Ukraine Sinks Yet Another Russian Warship With Sea Drones

It would seem that the Russians have no answer for MAGURA V5s (sea drones, nicknamed "sea babies") as they keep losing their warships to them, no matter how far away from Ukraine they put them. This one was near the Kerch bridge, between Crimea and Russia. Ukraine simply attacks their large ships with a pack of sea drones working as a team, like orcas attacking a whale.

Source: Kyiv Post

Ukrainian naval drones from the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense on Tuesday morning sank one of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ships in another blow to Kremlin naval power in the region, as disclosed by a source in the HUR to Kyiv Post.

The explosives, remotely controlled by operators from HUR, struck the vessel while it was patrolling in a Kerch strait.

According to the source, Ukrainian naval drones, specifically MAGURA V5s, were deployed during the operation. The source declined to disclose the exact number of drones used in the operation.

“As a result of a strike by Magura V5 maritime drones, the Russian ship Project 22160 Sergey Kotov sustained damage to the stern, starboard and port sides,” Ukraine's Intelligence agency wrote on Telegram in an official confirmation of the attack.

The message added that the ship was worth about $65 million.

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