How Ukraine's boat drones sank a THIRD of the Black Sea Fleet and changed naval warfare forever

Russia’s Black Sea fleet is sinking - faster than ever.
A third of its ships have now been sent to the bottom of the sea, and while many of them were blown up by missiles, an increasing number are being taken down using drones.
In total, a dozen vessels have been either damaged or sunk by these terrifying little craft which also managed to blow a chunk off Putin’s beloved Kerch Bridge.
But since the start of this year the attacks have really ramped up, with three warships sunk or destroyed within six weeks of each-other.
Here’s everything we know about Ukraine’s killer drone fleets.
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[@vegasflyboy67]

Drones have changed the face of war forever.

[@paulgavian90]

Xbox controller 😅

[@BaumerPaulGefreiter]

Fun fact: the amphibious assault ship Cezar Kunikov was sunk on the anniversary of the death of Cezar Kunikov for whom it was named (14 February 1943 / 14 February 2024).

[@rippleyaliens8275]

Trivia.. I love it..

[@carylscherptong2767]

Really?! Such coincidence should be considered by the Russians as an omen. By the way, they are known to be superstitious, so....😁

[@AndrewRus876]

Well, if you like facts so much, then I'll continue! Caesar Kunikov is a hero of the war against the German Nazis and was mortally wounded in battle in 1943. The ship named in his honor also died in battle against the Nazis, but only Ukrainian ones. And this does not bode well for the Ukrainian Nazis and their patrons in the USA and Europe!

[@MenBehavingBadly.]

Now ain’t that ironic the Russians forgot to mention that like most of their history being deleted I still found it funny the Russians hid in caves from the French and burned down their own main city’s to stop Napoleon Bonaparte

[@stevesandgroper3241]

@@AndrewRus876 "Doesn't bode well"? How so? Your incompetent army and navy aside, Russia itself will break itself apart in a few years.

[@MythicPlague]

Gotta love it when they get promoted to Subs.

[@yvanmargineanu9807]

Moi aussi

[@mnblkjh6757]

😂🤣

[@NK-qn6pq]

Special submergence operation.

[@6uiti]

Me kry about Moskva , such a pretty boat

[@billdang3953]

They do kinda resemble the narco subs used by narcotics smugglers.

[@nick_vash]

Several dudes with Kalashnikovs are trying to defend their bucket 😂

[@true.is.around]

it was NEW ship..to protect Crimea ...Ship not shot even once...lol ruzzia

[@tampamodernhomes898]

❤​@@true.is.around

[@Elkarlo77]

The reason is very simple: Unlike other Navies, the Russian Navy didn't realy learn from the Attack on USS Cole. Yes the Russian Navy improved their CIWS for defending against Speedboat Attacks in 1989. Thats what Drone Boat Attacks are. Only their biggest CIWS System is capable of a Elevation of -25 degrees, the AK-630M2 and AKM-630M1-2 dual rotary 30mm Gun System. Other Systems only have -12 degrees. Leavin a 300-500m blind area in which they can't operate, but those small targets can only be attacked effectivly in close proximity. Of the 50 Ships of the Black Sea fleet, only 10 have the System to defend them, the others have to use AK's and Maschine guns. The Nato Navies faced the same Problem but have upgraded all their CIWS Systems (ie. Phalanx CIWS Block: 1B) to defend against "Speedboat" Attacks till 2015. The Anti Surface Phalanx Block 1B was already developed in 2007 but then rapidly deployed after the attack. Russia started deploying the Anti Surface CIWS in 2008, but not on older Ships only on new ones.

[@enkhyy]

New technology for the defence of Taiwan. 👍

[@pierrerochon7271]

excellent observation

[@lifetrees1]

Very true. Taiwan should build lots of above water and under water drones for defense and attack, could even blockade Chinese naval ports if enough are built!

[@williamlloyd3769]

Taiwan could build a family of drones to deliver sea mines to the approaches to Chinese ports.

[@george2113]

And Philippines

[@h011yw00d]

Taiwan is already thinking about buying 200 of these. The US Navy is planning to acquire thousands of them in 2025 to help prevent China from taking Taiwan. Anyhow just imagine hundreds of these going at the ports in China or even the container ships. China must be having second thoughts on a Taiwan invasion if their ports could be destroyed along with all the trade ships.

[@theodoreolson8529]

The only "battleships" around are all museums. Calling any Navy warship a "battleship" is like calling every motor vehicle a semi truck.

[@waynenuss3185]

The term "warship" is more accurate.

[@dougerrohmer]

It's more like calling every motor vehicle a model T.

[@jblob5764]

Agreed that was one point in this video that just hit the ear wrong. To say battleship then follow it up with the actual ship types just made no sense

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

That guy wants to sell

[@lifetrees1]

Narrator is definitely not a navy guy. Nowadays we see aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, litorral (LCS), gunboats, submarines, and various specialized ships

[@alenkerr8533]

Others militarys will study how Ukraine did these missions for years to come

[@trull122]

i read US is cancelling all new Helicopter plans after witnessing the aerial drone action in Ukraine.

[@cyclonnb]

@@trull122 It`s true

[@true.is.around]

NATO using drones from 30 years alrdy..so come on....

[@alenkerr8533]

@@true.is.around when did NATO use drones like there using them in Ukraine never

[@theodoreolson8529]

@@trull122 Wow that's amazing comrade. You can read?

[@benmcreynolds8581]

The adaptability & ingenuity Ukraine has shown is the most inspiring thing right now in this modern era. It's crazy how a country without a Navy has been able to destroy & defend against a country with a huge Navy. The same goes with every aspect of this battle against these war criminals. America might have more resources & advanced items but i guarantee that America is No Where Near as adaptive & versatile as Ukraine has shown. Not just in the troops aspect but in the way that Ukraine's been able to be so adaptive in the overall systems structures & leadership organization roles aspects.. it's hard to describe but i know my country of America is one thing: and that our system, government, leadership, organization is NOT ADAPTIVE or flexible AT ALL. It really limits our ability to adjust, adapt, innovate through the use of ingenuity and resourcefulness... That is one of the key things i admire most about Ukraine. It's been really eye opening to see how you guys have been able to harness such beneficial aspects of ingenuity to try and overcome such a difficult situation and i truly think anyone can learn from you guys.

[@alexchernavsky7717]

it's a matter of Ukraine's survival, nothing more nothing less. This war is for our existence itself, not for any chunks of territory or resources. Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@johnlocke_1]

Lmao, you honestly believe Ukraine did this alone? You genuinely think that the Ukraine is even capable of this? This is 100% U.S special weapons and tactics.

[@SurfinScientist]

And this is one reason why it is important for the West to keep supporting Ukraine, because we can learn a lot from them in terms of modern warfare. It will substantially increase our own security over the long term.

[@user-iy7xd1bz6f]

Для начала научитесь сбивать китайские воздушные шары. У сша это плохо получается.

[@user-cc5xn8cd2d]

Right. Now every country in the world has seen how to destroy US aircraft carriers

[@waterishdrake8693]

@@user-cc5xn8cd2dhow? 🤔 sorry but those boats won’t sink a carrier. Unless they have a crap ton of them and get lucky.

[@waterishdrake8693]

If the democrats would stop the invasion at the US border it would be founded. 5K illegal crossings a day before they even lift a finger is not a “great deal” like the media tells you

[@tarek12mig]

@@user-iy7xd1bz6f Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала...

[@bikechainmic]

Much of the rest of the blackened sea fleet is suffering lack of maintenance, as a fatal flaw in the ruZZian navy is to have roving engineers who went from rust bucket to rust bucket patching things up. Many were lost on the Moskova never to be replaced. A flaw of having a conscript navy.

[@user-ru4iv5sc1i]

MOSKWA was builded in Ukraine.

[@tarek12mig]

@@user-ru4iv5sc1iYes, the commenter above said they are just not getting maintained at all and engines are pushed beyond limits and left uninspected for really long times.

[@jonmccormick8683]

Have you seen the deck rust on US Navy ships?

[@serhii_ponomarenko]

Guys, your interactive map is incorrect. crimea is territory of Ukraine, occupied by russian since 2014. just make edits to the video and its description.

[@keinheuchler8068]

🤦‍♂ 👍👍👍

[@martinwinther6013]

Have you ACTUALLY seen the legal work, or did you just watch the ceremony where the territory was symbolicly handed to a soviet president who happend to be born in Ukraine?? edit; noone have seen the legal work, its stored away in a safe in Kremlin..

[@Bivis1986]

@@martinwinther6013 it's been a legal transfer. so just chill

[@martinwinther6013]

@@Bivis1986 How do you know?? because a handshake is legally binding??

[@1XX1]

Sounds like a pretty silly demand...

[@jblob5764]

I feel like the drone operator was messing with them. It was just out there cutting corners and playing around 😂

[@jblob5764]

Maybe it was keeping attention while the other ones hit from another direction but regardless that sure wasnt a direct assault he was out there doing figure 8s with it

[@dmr6640]

Great report. That's got to be expensive for Russia. Excellent use of resources for Ukraine.

[@mrrobinet5551]

Blablabla keep telling yourself that so you can sleep at night

[@jonfoster5828]

it is not Ukraine that is building these drones, we are and we are the one's attacking Russia with them using Ukraine as a proxy and if you don't understand how extremely dangerous this is for us with the state our armed forces are in then you need to stop watching channel 4/BBC because they have done nothing but lies to us about every war we have been involved the past 24 years

[@gareonconley1956]

@@mrrobinet5551 how is it then if not how he said?

[@JamesClark-cg1qk]

it's Putin who isn't sleeping at night champ...he's bitten off more than he can chew @@mrrobinet5551

[@franzperdido]

Battleship is a class of ships and none of the sunken ships were battleships but cruisers, frigates, or destroyers.

[@elmateo77]

No country even still uses battleships, the last ones were the American Iowa class which were decommissioned in the 90s.

[@iamTheSnark]

Thank you, Captain Obvious

[@d.e.b.b5788]

The vast majority of large gunships, are now just classified as 'target'.

[@ianmclean4154]

you are correct sir, they never got to a battle hahahaha

[@JoeyBlogs007]

AI vision for target identification is the way to go. With drop tanks or ejectable batteries, it could extend its range.

[@billcallahan9303]

This one carried 300 kilos (2.2 pounds per kilo) of what I assume C-4 explosive or similar. To give one an idea how powerful that is, 12 pounds of C-4 will rip a 36 inch steel I-beam clean in two. I was a Navy trained salvage diver in Vietnam.

[@PrometheusZandski]

The sea drones are extremely effective against targets without a Phalanx like system. Warships will now need to have at least 2 rapid fire, computer controlled, radar and IR guided systems if they want to last very long.

[@RunPJs]

In sea, especially in choppy water, the Phalanx would struggle too. The radar can't easily differentiate between random waves and a stealthy small boat.

[@PrometheusZandski]

@@RunPJs Don't get me wrong, Phalanx isn't a perfect weapon. It struggles in hard rain and chop, like any guided system will. My point is that it's the best thing available for water and air based attacks. Without one, bow and stern you are a sitting duck.

[@peterhagen7258]

Though those 3 are Warships, they are NOT Battleships, which is a specific class of Warship.

[@charliemyres5450]

Patrol ships and a minesweeper promoted to the status of "Battleship"! Methinks the reporter needs to google "battleship" and compare its size to the small ships used in the Black Sea fleet.

[@tayler2396]

There haven't been any battleships for decades.

[@JemHadar422]

Exaggeration for impact 😅.

[@tayler2396]

@@JemHadar422 There's no exaggeration. Russia is losing WARSHIPS left and right. Their fleet is getting smaller all the time. A "battleship" is a specific type of ship, like a cruiser, a destroy, or submarine, etc. Battleships were important in World War I. Now they obsolete and I'm not aware of any country that has them any longer.

[@SpencerLemay]

@@tayler2396 There is definitely exaggeration. It's 90% landing ships, patrol boats, and mine sweepers being sunk.

[@tayler2396]

@@SpencerLemay Give us a definitive list to back up your 90% claim.

[@davethorne5833]

They are not battleships. They are war ships. Huge difference.

[@luminyam6145]

Slava Ukraini.

[@Arek_R.]

Yes they built those drones themselves but crucial parts like starlink systems were donated together by US, Poland and some other countries. A lot of other parts were also probably donated.

[@ianmclean4154]

unlikely they use star link except before launching as its antenna may not have enough marine stabilistation range despite being "electronically" stabillised.

[@docmannyq]

No country has an active Battleships.

[@teddy-liker3058]

New marine warfare made in Ukraine.

[@maxruedy951]

The Ukrainians have changed the face of naval and land warfare forever with their use of drones already.Slava Ukraini.

[@ralphholiman7401]

Really, drones like these can take out anyone's navy just as easy as they are taking out Russia's. It's like Kamikazi's without the full commitment.

[@mcboyz1173]

And that’s scary af!

[@patchitagain7373]

I'm surprised Ukraine hasn't developed these water drones to use hydrofoils...

[@cyb3rs1n]

hydrofoils won't work. It has to be very maneuverable and low profile slightly higher speed of hydrofoils doesn't matter because bullets fly faster anyway

[@Hereford1642]

Do you honestly think that these drones have been designed, built and are operated from a glorified shed in Odessa?

[@jooproos6559]

@@Hereford1642Why not?It depends how big that glorified shed is! The tendens is to NOT make it big,otherwise it is prone to be bombed..

[@MrSimonw58]

Sharks with frikken lasers

[@matthewfors114]

you know da rulez

[@GSXK4]

People don't realize you can put tank armor on sea drones that can shrug off anything short of multiple cannon rounds.

[@lansvale28]

How fast will that go though?

[@Pein061]

you know that gonna slowdown the drones? the drones need to be small so makes it hard to be detected by sonar and radar.

[@onetothree8772]

Inspirational 👍

[@bbbnz50]

GO Ukraine

[@user-ig6xe5en9o]

Slava Ukrajini , Slava Hrvatskoj !

[@johnrogers1423]

Warships, not Battleships. There are no operating battleships anymore.

[@LeifurHakonarson]

They were all "warships" - none were "battleships" (which are obsolete anyway)

[@N8T1V3-5F]

Glad Ukraine is pushing back. I hate thinking of all the animals in land and I'm the water who are also casualties in this nightmare invasion

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

How are you "the water"?

[@mikahundin]

With the increasing prevalence of drones, the **U.S. Navy** has adapted its ship acquisition strategies to address the challenges posed by low-cost boat drones. Here are some notable changes: 1. **Drone Repellent System (DRAKE)**: - The Navy has equipped its surface ships with the **Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE)** system. - Originally used on Humvees during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, DRAKE is now deployed across the Navy's surface fleet. - DRAKE acts as a protective umbrella by jamming drone signals when they approach the ship, preventing them from getting too close. - It effectively disconnects the signal between the operator and the UAV, ensuring the ship's safety¹. 2. **Cost-Effective Drone Ships**: - The Navy is expediting the development of **crewless surface vessels** to keep pace with advancements in drone technology. - These drone ships could enhance weapon range, scouting capabilities, and command and control². 3. **Autonomous Robo-Boats with Swarming Capabilities**: - The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking **low-cost autonomous maritime drones** that can operate in packs. - These drones would monitor and intercept adversary ships, providing a cost-effective solution for naval operations⁵. 4. **Budget Allocation for Combatants**: - In its FY 2023 budget submission, the Navy requested funds to purchase **Arleigh Burke-class destroyers** and **Constellation-class frigates**. - Congressional authorizers approved the acquisition of three Arleigh Burke destroyers, maintaining a steady purchase of both large and small combatants³. 5. **Drone Delivery Trials**: - The Navy has successfully completed trials using drones for provisioning ships at sea, offering a less costly alternative to traditional marine vessels, planes, or helicopters⁴. In summary, the Navy is adapting its ship acquisition strategies to counter the challenges posed by low-cost boat drones, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of its fleet.

[@rogercroft3218]

Warships not battleships.

[@vaso8072]

You make us stronger

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

Your comment doesn't make sense.

[@bonestomp]

Seems to me like they are missing a trick, a Uboat style submarine with just the camera/snorkel poking out would seem to be even more covert and stealthy.. realistically you could potentially put rubbish, logs, surface debris as well.. and just 'float' it over to the target.

[@mrr5835]

I'm not so sure? That basically just makes it a floating mine, and I'm sure all naval boats have sonar that can pick up the location of mines. Just saying 😊

[@MattyJ55046]

I see the CIWS getting a lot of action against similar systems made by Iran in the near future. We will need to reintegrate frigates and corvettes used as fleet surface protection against drones like this.

[@tomasdale5306]

WWI used planes, first for surveillance, then as bombers, then to fight other planes. One century after this is done with drones, so the next drone generation is to fight drones. And I can see boat drones as the new submarines. Maybe the new aircraft carrier will be a balloon with drones, and tanks must be changed into something else..... robots?

[@jonathanrpu]

EXCELLENT

[@Theo-vi8gs]

They should expand beyond the black sea

[@justanopinion7913]

It's a question of battery

[@user-ru4iv5sc1i]

​@@justanopinion7913no this question from where you can launch this drone. Operator can seat in Ukraine, drone can be even in china sea.

[@paullangford8179]

Drones are effectively super-long-range, extremely accurate torpedoes. I wonder when they'll be using explosively-formed penetrators: same bang, but much deeper penetration.

[@BCAT3089]

wow! simple and still impressive!

[@RupertFoulmouth]

I wonder if we might see the return of "torpedo netting" to help prevent this sort of attack.

[@johndaugherty3544]

There’s been talk in areas that some of these drones were painted with the UItra light absorbing black paint you can see online to make them incredibly hard to see at night if you can’t see the wake they create.

[@t.s.9996]

How is a patrol boat equated to a "battleship"?

[@Mikdeelow]

not

[@kalleschonberg9296]

It is in effect a corvette with cruise missiles.

[@nirjharbhatnaagar1982]

They should make really underwater drones atthis point...!

[@billdang3953]

The problem is how to communicate with and control a true submersible since sea water blocks electrmagnetic radio signals. An antenna protruding above the ocean surface may be the answer however this introduces other problems (such as increasing the chances of detection and increased drag causing reduced speed and range)

[@LunaticTheCat]

And the crazy thing is, Kamikaze sea drone technology and doctrine is still in its infancy.

[@user-td8ls5mn5q]

Ukraine needs to incorporate the ground effect into these drones so they can fly about 15 to 20 feet above the water and they will be able to travel faster and much further and also fly over sea defences, remember you heard this from me first and I think it would be the next step in making such drones more effective

[@JohnDoe-il7dp]

Closer to the sea will affect the flight path. Temperature differential and turbulence.

[@user-kt9hy9tm1p]

Чувак это давно уже придумали это называется экраноплан

[@tt-lk3jc]

a dream of hollywood worshiper.

[@o0oLukeo0o0o]

The whole point and effectiveness is based on a low profile meaning they are hard to destroy or pick up with radar/radar controlled weapons. Hence the reason they are built as they are.

[@thelizard556]

​@@tt-lk3jclook at Soviet Ekranoplane, the ground effect characteristics can be used to great effect here.

[@andremar6586]

Drones like that exist since the 60’s

[@3o3tigger]

Not one Russian ship was sunk by Ukrainian. They were sunk by the British Navy

[@planetguam8475]

Two years already? Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@thomaskn1012]

Slava 🇺🇦 Ukraine!

[@user-bs5ih1pl9u]

Putin drives!?! Didn't realize how strange it is to see a leader driving but it really sticks out

[@user-cp1qi4wy7j]

when the US and UK deprived you of nuclear weapons under false promises of territorial integrity... we have homemade drones from jet skis

[@peterkratoska4524]

and home made drones like the Vampire and the one hitting the Russian refineries. And small mobile land drones coming soon.

[@user-cp1qi4wy7j]

@@peterkratoska4524 we would prefer the nuclear weapons that the US and Britain took from us. Our children would still be alive.

[@peterkratoska4524]

@@user-cp1qi4wy7j I don't disagree.

[@datathunderstorm]

Russian Putinist Bot Alert. Russian Putinist Bot Alert. Arroooga! Arroooga!! 🤨

[@datathunderstorm]

@@user-cp1qi4wy7jTypical FSB disinformation plot gambit. You’re NOT Ukrainian. Just pretending to be one, so sow disinformation and sway public opinion. Begone, Trollski….!!!

[@amiralozse1781]

putin is expanding his black sea submarine fleet a very clever move LOL

[@josephhuston7590]

Best investment America ever made.

[@ErichHaubrich]

Слава Україні! 🇺🇦🗽

[@artkahn888]

Russia has a Navy??!! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@fieldmarshalairsoft3200]

Not anymore LOLL

[@bobbybob3865]

The Navy of Ukraine, which has no Navy, is defeating the Navy of Russia.

[@MrRockfisherman]

Yaaaa from Montana

[@hopper1415]

Stop saying Battle ship. A Battle ship is a very large war ship.

[@pablorages1241]

The drone pilots didn't do their research ... they were told what to do by the Americans

[@travisedmonds4214]

Well Ukraine built a lot.of the soviet era ships in the BSF

[@Cookboy3857]

Nice

[@gordonstewart5774]

Slava Ukraine!

[@kenguier8464]

A new day in Naval Tactical plans.

[@getuliomuramoto8737]

Glória a Ucrânia livre sempre 🇺🇦😃🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@roguemodel]

The Ukrainian Navy has devastated the Russian fleet. The Ukrainian Navy lives in the virtual world.

[@blue6gun]

"Battleships"...?

[@user-fz6yv6vr7t]

This is "skynet" with A.I. controlled drones, whether is a boat, plane and robots. A.I. is the future of warfare and it's just like the Terminator movies.

[@mace8873]

Except these drones are controlled by a human operator.

[@puravida9302]

Are the drones still using starlink? That's got to be pissing Putin off!

[@critical_always]

I can think of several ways to stop these boats from getting close to a ship.

[@lukek8357]

I love how these low cost often modified consumer products like drones have been used to cause insane damage on multimillion dollar ships and tanks.

[@stuuuporman]

You'd think Pootin would be driving a Lada🤪😆😉

[@craigkdillon]

I wonder how much Taiwan is learning from Ukraine's use of sea drones? Could massive use of sea drones stop a Chinese invasion fleet??? To me, it seems so.

[@greghall4836]

Land based anti shipping missiles are very deadly against anything getting close to the shore. Landing crafts are also vulnerable to regular artillery and anti-tank weapons. What the naval drones add is a long range strike capability.

[@fieldmarshalairsoft3200]

tiawan has had far more to prepare for an invasion than ukraine has as well. Tiawan is surrounded by water all over. Any attempt to do amphibious assault would get demolished

[@craigkdillon]

@@fieldmarshalairsoft3200 That has been my position. The CSIS war game, IMO, is incompetent. Taiwan makes the most advanced chips used in advanced avionics and ECCM systems. With over 2000+ anti-ship missiles, I don't see how an invasion could succeed. PLUS - Taiwan has missiles that can reach 3 Gorges Dam.

[@fieldmarshalairsoft3200]

Exactly. It would nothing short of a disaster for the PLA and china@@craigkdillon

[@dayalcober89]

When was this?

[@theknifedude1881]

So any boat which might potentially be used in a “Battle” is a Battleship? This would have been a lot better video if he hadn’t reached so far.

[@The_ZeroLine]

So many salty Russian bots in the comments. Probably salty because they’ve spent so much time marinating in saltwater / the Black Sea.

[@emoslayer451]

Yea it might change a bit but Usa already has anti drone tech and we are probably using this conflict to test out more tech

[@1PaulG1]

🇺🇦 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

[@thuzan117]

4:50 "In case it's jammed" more like "in case Elon Musk cuts your internet"

[@seansanb5527]

Aircraft became key in naval warfare during WW2 making battleships obsolete. Soon AI-powered drone boats will be the new thing in maritime conflict.

[@waterishdrake8693]

It wasn’t a battleship 😂

[@gehtdichnixan9005]

In WW2 it was german torpedo speedboats causing havoc, today it's ukrainian drones doing the same in a similar manner. Ahhhh, the evolution of warfare. The more it changes the more it stays the same until an entirely new weapon category enters the field.

[@anthonykettle174]

The reference to battleships is a misnomer. Battleships are no longer used by the various navies of the world. The voiceover meant warships.

[@charlesalexander2492]

Remember the fire ships used against the Spanish Armada?

[@6uiti]

I see the new ship Project 23900 slated to become the new black sea flagship , those kashtans CWIS systems cant depress enough to defend against naval drones. Maybe a design oversight. same thing with the ak630' cwis systems i guess

[@mikefirth9654]

Every time he says battleship, substitute worship, because none of the sinking involved multi big gun battleships. They are significant, but not hugely armored artillery pieces.

[@mikeanderson9266]

13 year old kids are driving the drones, I seen it on drone wars! The future seems clear...build the best drones to win and better D.

[@ravensrevenge7245]

I find it mesmerizing how a "toy boat" can mutilate some of the most powerful machines in the Eastern Hemisphere. (I know they're unfathomably more sophisticated)

[@joeanon5788]

Above water torpedos

[@sirsmeal3192]

These were not battleships. Battleships are no more.

[@AddenMachon]

UK should send their troops in as Ukraine is running out of men.

[@Kefoo_]

-- *_Слава Україні!_* 🇺🇦

[@tommyboman7735]

Wait, what? Russia only have 6 ships? There are 2 ships that has been sunk in total.

[@lloydz8828]

taiwan should take notes

[@Mitchd99]

Military Analysts will be writing new chapters for future historians

[@dougerrohmer]

Nice jacket. Fits the theme of Soviet style stuff.