Ukrainian intelligence released a video of the attack on the Crimean bridge last July. Ukraine puts forward a new model of naval drone.
Ukraine broadcast this August 15, 2023 the images of its attack on the Crimean bridge last July. The Ukrainian intelligence services (SBU) provided their video to the American television channel CNN. The attack is presented from several angles, in particular from the cameras of the Kerch Bridge, the only link between the occupied peninsula and Russia. Two models of Ukraine’s newest naval drone, dubbed Sea Baby, hurtle from different directions against infrastructure. The first rushes to the road section while the other heads for the railway part of the bridge.
This bridge has been essential for the supply of weapons to the Russian armed forces since the invasion of Ukraine, which began a year and a half ago. The trains can transport a large quantity of vehicles, armored vehicles and various cargoes to then transport them to the south of the country, in the occupied zones.
Ukraine already hit the Crimean Bridge with naval drones last October. These remote-controlled “boats” have regularly been used to harass Russian ships in the Black Sea. This time, the Ukrainian armed forces are promoting a new, heavier model, the “Sea Baby”.
A new model manufactured by the Ukrainian army
“These surface drones are a unique invention of the Security Service of Ukraine”, SBU chief Vassyl Maliuk tells CNN. No foreign companies would be involved in production. ” Our drones are manufactured in one of our underground facilities in Ukraine. We are currently developing and implementing many interesting operations, especially in the Black Sea. I promise you it will be a surprise, especially to our enemies. Thanks to these drones, we recently managed to hit the large assault ship Olenegorskiy Gornyak, the tanker SIG and the Crimean bridge »he adds.
The warship, together with the tanker, was hit by drones with a load of 450 kg. The one sent against the Crimean bridge contained 850 kg of explosive. The radius of action “of the boats” reached 800 km. That of the Sea Baby is not specified, but the attacks against the ships were carried out more than 400 km from the Ukrainian port of Odessa. Sufficient to attack Russian ports.
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