A MYSTERIOUS vessel widely believed to be a Ukrainian suicide drone has washed up near to a Russian naval base. The vessel was found in Omega Bay, by the port of Sevastopol, which is home to Vladim…
It's understood the naval HQ suffered a direct hit as a drone exploded on the roof.
The Russians have claimed the vessel was destroyed after being captured, though explanation is thought unlikely unless its intelligence services already know. Ukrainian special operators are known to be conducting waterborne raids in southern Ukraine so the vessel could have been on a surveillance mission when washed ashore,What were described as “unmanned coastal defence vessels" were part of a military aid package for Ukraine the Pentagon announced in April.
"It's an unmanned surface vessel that can be used for a variety of purposes in coastal defence,” said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby at the time.
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