THIS is the dramatic moment a Ukraine kamikaze sea drone dodged enemy fire to destroy Putin’s high-speed “Raptor” boat in the Black Sea.
Incredible footage shows the unmanned boat evading Russian fire before it hits the target in Uzkaya Bay, in Putin-annexed Crimea.
East2WestA Ukraine kamikaze drone has hit one of Putin’s high-speed ‘Raptor’ boats[/caption]
East2WestDramatic footage showed the drone zigzagging to dodge enemy fire[/caption]
East2WestThe final moment before the drone successfully hits its target[/caption]
The drone is seen in the night mission zigzagging to avoid enemy fire before then hitting the Russian boat with pinpoint accuracy.
The moored target was described as a Russian 56ft-long Raptor-class military patrol vessel.
The GRU military security service confirmed the successful attack.
It said: “As a result of the operation of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine‘s Group 13 unit, a Russian speed boat was destroyed by a Magura V5 maritime strike drone.”
Separate Russian footage reportedly shows a helicopter deployed to shoot and destroy a Ukrainian kamikaze sea drone.
An explosion shows the moment the Ka-27 finally hits the bomb-laden unmanned boat as it prepares to attack, leading to a red flash and white smoke.
But the Russians claim Ukraine is now audaciously attaching R-60/R-73 missiles to its drones.
They also said that in this episode the self-targeting missiles fired at an Mi-8 helicopter, but missed, according to Fighterbomber Telegram channel.
More than one-third of Putin’s Black Sea fleet has been destroyed or rendered unfit for service by Ukrainian missiles and drones.
Russia has also reportedly started using speed boats for military purposes after losing larger warships.
Raptor-class vessels are capable of high speeds, and used by the Russian navy for patrol and interception missions.
It comes just days after a Ukrainian sabotage team destroyed a Russian £8 million military chopper in another blow to Vlad.
Dramatic footage showed a multi-purpose Ka-32 ablaze on the tarmac at Ostafyevo military airfield in the Russian capital.
A shadowy figure is seen in the clip appearing to set fire to the helicopter in darkness.
The inferno is then ignited inside the multi-million-pound chopper before the saboteur flees as another one films the entire ordeal.
There was no immediate comment from Russian officials.
East2WestThe Russian high-speed boat can be seen marked moving towards a bay along Crimea before it was destroyed[/caption]
East2WestIn a separate attack, a Russian Ka-27 helicopter ‘shoots and destroys’ a Ukrainian kamikaze sea drone[/caption]