Ukrainian marines sail along the Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Ukrainian marines sail along the Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
  • Russia's top general announced the formation of a new Dnipro River patrol force last week.
  • Western intelligence says these troops will likely be vulnerable to Ukraine's fleet of drone boats.
  • Kyiv has used these exploding naval drones to wreak havoc on Russia's Black Sea Fleet.  

Russia's new river patrol force could be vulnerable to the same exploding naval drones that Ukraine has used to wreak havoc on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet, according to Western intelligence.