Ukrainian special services made it public CNN exclusive footage showing the moment in July they used an experimental naval drone to attack a Russian bridge to annexed Crimea, providing new details of the attack and warning that such operations are to come.
Head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk Told me CNN that the drone used, called "Sea Baby," is the result of months of development that began immediately after the invasion.
"Surface drones are a unique invention of the SBU," he said. "No private company is involved. With the help of these drones, we recently successfully destroyed the Crimean bridge, the large amphibious assault ship "Olengorsky Hornyak" and the SIG tanker.
Malyuk added that the SBU team is working on the creation and production of these drones, assisted by civil engineers and IT specialists.
"Drones are manufactured at one of the underground factories in Ukraine... We have a lot of interesting operations in the Black Sea area. I promise, it will be a surprise, especially for our enemies," Malyuk was intrigued.
He noted that the SBU was the author of the ideas and their successful implementation together with the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "We take a balanced approach to every special operation at sea. Basically, we measure seven times and cut once. But we do it quickly and mobile. We stab the enemy right in the heart," shared the head of the SBU.
Ukraine has been tight-lipped about the attacks, confirming their involvement through anonymous statements and vague references to "unidentified floating objects," and Malyuk's direct admission of responsibility usually represents a direct attempt to warn Moscow of the threat posed by these new drones.
Ukraine has been tight-lipped about the attacks, confirming their involvement through anonymous statements and vague references to "unidentified floating objects," and Malyuk's direct admission of responsibility usually represents a direct attempt to warn Moscow of the threat posed by these new drones.
"We are working on a number of new interesting operations, including in the Black Sea. I promise, it will be interesting, especially for our enemies," said Malyuk.
He reported that the sea drones that attacked the Crimean Bridge in July at the initiative of the personnel were called SeaBaby, that is, "Sea Baby". They are equipped with a warhead weighing 850 kg.
And for blow two separate surface drones were used on the landing ship "Olenegorsky Gornyak" and the tanker SIG, each of which had 450 kg of warheads.
Malyuk emphasized that all the targets hit by the special services are completely legal. At the same time, he added that Western partners do not participate in these special operations, but adopt the unique experience of the SBU.
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