The new statement of Kirill Budanov was broadcast on the radio Radio Svoboda The August 26 report also stated that although 60–70% of these drones were destroyed by Russian forces, they are still a highly effective “deterrent tool” and can deter the activities of the Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine’s intelligence chief declined to give exact numbers, but said Ukraine was using “a lot” of naval drones and that the remaining 30% – which Russia missed – was enough to cause problems for Russia. Big topic.
Mr. Budanov also confirmed that Ukraine is mass-producing unmanned aerial vehicles.
The published image shows an unmanned device attacking a Black Sea Fleet warship – Photo: Anton Gerashchenko/X
The official also revealed that one drone was destroyed, but it was enough to damage the destroyer Admiral Essen during operations in the Sevastopol Bay, some electronic equipment, antennas, etc. caused damage to… due to which this warship was destroyed. Return to dock for 3 months for repairs.
a source of CNN It also shared information about a large Russian naval ship named Olenegorsky Gorynak, which was hit by a drone and was severely damaged.
Meanwhile, on 25 August, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had shot down 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Crimea, the largest airstrikes against the Russian-occupied peninsula since 2014.
The Russian statement comes just a day after Kiev announced a raid on the peninsula by special forces.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, their forces destroyed 9 of the 42 UAVs mentioned above. The other 33 were suppressed by electronic warfare and crashed before reaching their targets.
Earlier, a Russian-appointed local official – Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev – also said that several UAVs had been destroyed in the waters off Crimea’s Khersones Cape, located southwest of the peninsula, close to Sevastopol, where the Black Sea Fleet operates. they were finished.
Mr. Razvozhayev wrote Wire There was no damage to civilian infrastructure. It is not clear whether the drones the official referred to are among the 42 mentioned by the Russian Defense Ministry.
