Russian naval ships struck by exploding drone boats in the night sank to the bottom of the Black Sea, Ukraine says

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A screenshot from the video released by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of the sea drone attack against two Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels.
A screenshot from the video released by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of the sea drone attack against two Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels.

Defense Intelligence of Ukraine

Ukraine said it hit 2 Russian vessels with sea drones, as it continues to hammer Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A still from footage shared by Ukriane that appears to show an explosion from drone attacks in Crimea.
A still from footage shared by Ukraine that appears to show an explosion from drone attacks in Crimea.

Telegram/Main Department of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Brand-new Russian warship hit by Ukraine is so badly damaged that it is likely out of the action for the foreseeable future, war analysts say

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Russian Navy warships take part in the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg on July 25, 2021.
Russian Navy warships take part in the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg on July 25, 2021.

OLGA MALTSEVA/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine sends 'army of drones' to fight Russian troops

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Ukraine says its drones hit over 300 Russian targets in a week. Ukrainian missiles struck and damaged a new Russian cruise missile carrier purported to join the Black Sea Fleet later this year.

Ukraine's strike on a brand-new missile carrier could force Russian shipbuilders further away from the war, UK intel says

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A composite image showing, left, an unconfirmed image of mangled metal and a gaping hole in the side of a ship, named as the Askold. Right, the Askold in 2022.
(L) An unconfirmed image purporting to show damage to the Askold. (R) the Askold in 2022.

Crimean Wind/Telegram / Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Photo

Ukraine says it struck a brand-new Russian cruise missile carrier before it even got a chance to fight

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A composite image showing, right, the Askold in dock in 2022, and left, a blaze in a port identified by officials as Zaliv shipyard on November 4, 2023.
The Russian corvette Askold in dock in 2022, and left, a blaze in a port identified by officials as Zaliv shipyard on November 4, 2023.

Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Photo / Anton Geraschenko/X

Ukraine's counteroffensive has struggled, but Zelenskyy says the blow it dealt in the Black Sea is one for the history books

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A ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

Vladimir Zapletin

Russia's Black Sea Fleet is now facing attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces, a local governor says

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A ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks.

Vladimir Zapletin

An 87-year-old deal is keeping a lid on the naval war in Ukraine — for now

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TCG Anadolu aircraft carrier Bosphorus Istanbul Turkey
TCG Anadolu, a drone-aircraft carrier and Turkey's largest warship, in the Bosphorus in April.

Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Here's the 'experimental' sea drone, called the 'Sea Baby,' that Ukraine claims has carried almost 1,900 pounds of explosives and has been attacking Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A gray surface sea drone
A surface sea drone that has been dubbed the "Sea Baby" hit two Russian vessels, Ukraine intelligence officials claimed.

Security Service of Ukraine via Reuters

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