The Main Directorate of Intelligence states that the Russians are trying various ways to prevent drone attacks at sea.
Ukraine, using maritime attack drones, has created a 200-mile security zone in the Black Sea. Successful attacks by Ukrainian defenders on Russian naval targets helped create a safe sea corridor for merchant ships. This was reported by the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense.
A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, call sign Thirteen, told The New York Times that Ukraine’s use of maritime drones is important.
“No one has as much experience in using drones at sea as we do. There are no teachers, there are no textbooks. We are now writing these books,” said the intelligence officer.
The destruction of the Russian landing boats of the Akula and Serna classes, successful attacks on the patrol ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Sergei Kotov and the reconnaissance ship of the aggressor state Ivan Khurs were made by operators of maritime drones of Ukrainian military intelligence, the Main Intelligence Directorate noted.
According to him, the Russians are trying in different ways to prevent drone attacks at sea, so each new mission has to improve both the tactics and the weapons themselves.
“With each new operation, we and they (the Russians – ed.) learn,” said the intelligence officer.
By 2023, using maritime strike drones, Ukraine could remove a sea strip up to 200 miles from the Russian coast, creating a safe shipping corridor.
“They can be pushed away. Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea is over,” emphasized thirteen.
As we have already written, the Ukrainian fleet of maritime drones attacked eight Russian ships in the year of its existence.
Note that in October the media reported that the Russian missile ship Buyan and the patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin were successfully attacked thanks to the experimental weapons of naval drones.
Source: korrespondent
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