Russia's navy sought a safer spot, but is still at the mercy of Ukraine's drones and missiles, experts say

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A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm
A warship docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on November 27, 2023.

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

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A Sea Baby drone.
A Sea Baby drone.

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Russia is patrolling the Black Sea with submarines after its surface fleet got walloped, Ukraine says

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Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia
Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia, on September 5, 2022.

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Russia's latest naval mission is a flex to cover for its embarrassing losses in the Black Sea, US official says

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The Russian Federation Navy Adm. Gorshkov frigate arriving at Havana's port
The Russian Federation Navy Adm. Gorshkov frigate arriving at Havana's port on June 24, 2019.

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Ukraine's exploding naval drones are hunting down Russian vessels like tugboats after the big Black Sea Fleet warships fell back

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A Ukrainian naval drone approaches a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea.
A Ukrainian naval drone approaches a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea.

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Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Ukraine is facing off against Russia's formidable Black Sea Fleet. How are Ukraine's cheap unmanned sea drones and Western missiles taking down Russian warships worth hundreds of millions of dollars?

Video shows Ukrainian sea drones striking 2 ships, as Ukraine continues to harass Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Screengrab from a video of two sea naval drones attacking a ship-boat depot in Crimea
Screengrab from a video of two naval drones hitting a depot in Crimea on May 30, 2024.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Ukraine has devastated Russia's Black Sea Fleet without even having a real navy. These are the Russian warships Ukraine has taken out.

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Russian Navy frigates fire missiles
Russian Navy frigates fire missiles during Russia's Navy Day celebration in Sevastopol in Crimea.

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Ukraine says it may have destroyed Russia's last cruise missile carrier based out of Crimea

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A satellite image shows smoke billowing from a Russian Black Sea Navy HQ after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023.
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the port of Sevastopol, Crimea, September 22, 2023. Used for illustration purposes.

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Watch an exploding Ukrainian drone boat dodge fire from the air to kill one of the small, high-speed Russian ships still fighting in the Black Sea

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A Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone approaches a Russian boat in the occupied Crimean peninsula.
A Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone approaches a Russian boat in the occupied Crimean peninsula.

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