Ukraine aims to deploy squads of up to 20 sea drones to do the job of a warship, commander says

• Without a conventional navy, Ukraine has looked to innovative ways to counter Russia's sea power. 
• Ukraine's sea drones will soon work as squads to mimic a warship's capabilities, a commander said.
• Sea drones have taken out a chunk of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, and damaged the Kerch Bridge. 

Ukraine's sea drones are being marshaled into squads that can replicate the abilities of a single warship, a Ukrainian commander said.

Brig Gen Ivan Lukashevych, the mastermind behind Ukraine's fleet of naval drones, described the move in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

He said the squads, each with about 10-20 drones, will work in concert to combine multiple separate functions.