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VIDEO. Explosion of a kamikaze naval drone in the Black Sea: the war of images between Kiev and Russia

2023-05-26T15:10:10.084Z

Highlights: Russian Ministry of Defense released a video on Wednesday (May 24th) showing a Russian ship firing on a small boat that disappears in an impressive explosion. According to Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian ministry, the downed device was a Ukrainian naval drone that was trying to attack a reconnaissance ship. The next day, the country's Defense Ministry shared on the networks images captured by one of their suicide drones during the confrontation. You can see the craft avoiding Russian fire and reaching the sides of the boat. The video pauses at the moment of impact.


The video showing the explosion of a Ukrainian kamikaze naval drone by Russian fire has gone around the world. An attack that is at the heart of a


The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video on Wednesday (May 24th) showing a Russian ship firing on a small boat that disappears in an impressive explosion. These images quickly went around the world on the web. According to Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian ministry, the downed device was a Ukrainian naval drone that was trying to attack a reconnaissance ship. "Today at 5:30 a.m., the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried in vain to attack, together with three unmanned speedboats, the ship Ivan Khurs of the Black Sea Fleet," he said on Telegram. Russia claims to have destroyed all the aircraft responsible for the attack. "The ship Ivan Khurs of the Black Sea Fleet continues to perform its tasks," Konashenkov said.

A version undermined by Ukraine. The next day, the country's Defense Ministry shared on the networks images captured by one of their suicide drones during the confrontation. You can see the craft avoiding Russian fire and reaching the sides of the boat. The video pauses at the moment of impact. "When the Russian reconnaissance ship "Ivan Khurs" encounters a Ukrainian drone. Indeed, a perfect meeting! " tweeted the ministry ironically.

For the moment, no information has been given regarding the condition of the ship and the potential damage caused by the attack.

" READ ALSO War in Ukraine: naval drones, the new weapon that Kiev wants to use in the Black Sea

Last November, the Ukrainian government launched a campaign to fund "The World's First Naval Drone Fleet." Objective: to ensure a defense in the Black Sea and prevent the Russian fleet from reaching Ukrainian soil. The gear also protects the corridors of grain vessels.

Already used at least twice in Ukraine, this method has proven its worth: two Russian boats were damaged in Crimea on 29 October and an oil depot attacked near Novorossiysk on the Black Sea on 18 November.

Source: leparis

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