Ukraine's Tactics, Russia Has Also Learned: Ukrainian Reconnaissance Ship Sunk by Russian Drone Boat
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 28th that a Ukrainian "Simferopol" reconnaissance ship was sunk by a high-speed drone boat of the Russian military in the mouth of the Danube River.
Russian authorities released two videos: one from the perspective of the drone boat, showing the Russian drone boat directly colliding with the Ukrainian reconnaissance ship; the other from the perspective of a drone aerial shot, showing the Ukrainian reconnaissance ship exploding after being attacked.
The Ukrainian Navy later confirmed the attack on the reconnaissance ship, but refused to disclose which weapon of the Russian military had sunk their vessel, only stating that the Russian attack resulted in one crew member killed and several injured.
However, the Ukrainian official media "United 24 News Agency" admitted that this was the first time the Russian military used a drone boat to attack a Ukrainian ship.
In fact, after suffering several major losses from the Ukrainian drone boats, the already weakened Russian navy has begun to learn this kind of asymmetric tactic and has established a specialized unit.
The Russian newspaper "Izvestia" once revealed that the Russian military has already introduced training courses on operating unmanned combat systems in military academies, with experienced soldiers in the Russian military responsible for teaching, and all students must learn to understand the structure, characteristics, uses, and operational skills of unmanned combat systems.
The American website "The War Zone" believes that this attack is a key step for the Russian military in the war. Given the success of Ukraine's drone boat tactics, the Russian military may use such tactics more frequently in future attacks.
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