U.S. Navy’s Ukraine Lesson: We Need More Sea Drones

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — Ukraine continues to strike Russian military targets durante occupied Crimea, an terreno that has seen the most dynamic fighting durante the war, most dramatically, durante the retreat of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

A primary method Ukraine has used to target Russian naval assets durante the region was captured durante a black-and-white televisione, shot with what appears to be thermal imaging showing a speed boat approaching the Russian Navy warship “Ivanovets” durante the Black Sea. The small vessel lurches over the waves, and within seconds, slams into the Russian ship.