Russia's Black Sea fleet bases have become increasingly regular targets for Ukrainian drone strikes.
, such as long bridges linking the annexed peninsula of Crimea to mainland Ukraine and internationally recognized Russian territory, from the new naval drones Ukraine is now deploying. The uncrewed vehicles Kyiv is using are hard for Russian defenses to detect and may also be difficult for defenders to destroy.
"Such a naval fleet serves for conducting special operations, and for sure it has its role in the liberation of the area," Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's vice prime-minister and head of Ukraine's drone development programs, previously toldEarlier this month, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War think tank said Ukraine's military was using naval drones to"Kyiv's armed forces are"now striking much deeper into Russian rear areas and incorporating maritime targets," the think tank added.
The Black Sea was also the focus of the now-expired deal that ensured the safe transport of Ukrainian grain to the rest of the world, which had staved off fears of a global shortage. Russia pulled out of the deal, which had been coordinated by the
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