Russo-Ukrainian War, Day 1662: Ukraine’s Uncrewed Boats Win the First All-Drone Naval Battle
Kyiv said reconnaissance spotted the vessel before a drone boat closed in and opened fire, marking what it called the first clash of unmanned naval craft.
- On Saturday, the Ukrainian Navy reported a Black Sea combat engagement where a Ukrainian drone boat sank a Russian unmanned vessel, describing it as "the first naval battle in history between unmanned boats."
- Both Ukraine and Russia have developed unmanned boats in recent months for varied purposes, including explosive-laden vessels for attacks and naval drones equipped with machine guns or missiles.
- The Ukrainian Navy released video footage showing gunfire and destruction of a small vessel that could not be independently identified after the drone maneuvered close to the Russian craft before opening fire.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated Russia has expanded the war into the economy, attempting to break resistance by targeting infrastructure, and wrote that Russia's tactics are "as basic as it gets."
- Russia is working to modernize weapons on every front, with new drones expected to carry 20-element anti-jam antennas this month to outpace Ukrainian jamming, while both sides continue targeting each other's shipping and energy facilities.
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Black Sea Clash Marks World's First Drone-On-Drone Naval Battle
Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian uncrewed surface vessel in the Black Sea in what military officials identify as the first direct sea battle between drone boats in history. The joint operation was carried out by the Ukrainian Navy alongside the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR). According to official statements, HUR reconnaissance units first located the […] Black Sea Clash Marks World’s First Drone-On-Drone Naval Battle
The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the Main Directorate of Intelligence, conducted an operation in the Black Sea, during which they destroyed a Russian naval unmanned boat.
A clip that the Ukrainian Navy posted on Telegram on Saturday is supposed to show how a Ukrainian unmanned boat destroys a Russian naval drone.
Ukraine stated that it had fought the first naval war with Russia, with the intensification of confrontation between the two countries that have been fighting a continuing war since 2022.
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