Ukraine has released details for the first time since the deadly attacks on a Crimean bridge, a Russian warship and an oil tanker. video recordings, Sent to CNN by the Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU)., show off a specially designed “Sea Baby” drone. It is said to have been used in the attack.
According to Russian sources, an attack on the Crimean bridge on June 17 damaged the roadway and killed two pedestrians. The bridge connects Crimea, which has been annexed since 2018, to the Russian mainland and therefore has a symbolic effect in addition to its strategic importance.
Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian security service, officially acknowledged the attack on CNN for the first time. The attack was carried out by a new, experimental drone called “Sea Baby”. It was created at the beginning of the invasion of Russia. Maliuk told the broadcaster.
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Secret Service: Successful Attacks by “Sea Baby”
Malyuk said drones floating on the surface of water are a unique invention of Ukrainian intelligence. No private company is involved in this. “Using these drones, we recently conducted successful attacks on the Crimean bridge, the large assault ship Olengorskiy Gornyak and the SIG tanker.”
The SIG tanker was attacked by a drone on August 4, which blew a hole in the vessel, according to Russia’s Federal Service. According to Ukraine, the ship was said to be refueling the Russian military. The ship is full of water and cannot be moved at the moment. On the same day, the attack ship Olengorskiy Gornyak was attacked by drones. Ukrainian media reported that the ship had been sunk.
Images of Crimean bridge attack: A drone enters a carrier and explodes.Secret Service of Ukraine (SBU)
Maliuk said that while Western partners were interested in Ukraine’s activities, they were not involved in the offensive in any way. “The drones will be manufactured at an underground production facility on the territory of Ukraine.”
Ukrainian drone heads toward warship.Secret Service of Ukraine (SBU)
In one released by the Secret Service Video You can see the controlling drone pilot’s screen. It shows how a drone loaded with 850 kg of explosives floats on a girder on a bridge. Two other videos from Ukrainian intelligence show explosions on the bridge, one on the road and the other on the train tracks.
The Ukrainian secret service is planning several operations, including in the Black Sea, Maliuk said. “It will be exciting, I promise, especially for our opponents.”
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