A naval drone Magura cruising on water at an undisclosed location in Ukraine
A naval drone at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in April 2024.
  • Ukraine has used sea drones to devastating effect against Russia's far superior Black Sea Fleet.
  • Drones could 'radically' change naval warfare, Pavlo Lakiychuk told the Kyiv Independent.
  • He said they pose a threat to larger navies and give smaller navies a chance to turn the tide.

Sea drones could radically change naval warfare, giving smaller navies a chance to "flip the chessboard," a retired Ukrainian naval officer told the Kyiv Independent.