![]() Lastly, it highlights the uncomfortable moral compromises involved in prosecuting any war, but especially high-stakes operations behind enemy lines. ![]() There were reports of heavy traffic jams on Monday afternoon. ![]() Russian authorities have already re-routed tourist traffic via the “new territories” of occupied Ukraine, with obvious risks for both the civilians and military logistics. The apparently undamaged railway section is more important from a military point of view than the damaged road section, but closing the bridge again will put inevitable pressure on the troops trying to hold back Ukraine’s counter-offensive. ![]() Towards the stern, another tower contains what appears to be the communications array used for control - possibly a Starlink terminal. Towards the bow, a rotatable camera stands on a small tower. The drones we have seen so far resemble sharp-prowed speed boats around 5.5 metres long. There is clear footage of the attacks using the sea drones.īut images from previous Ukrainian maritime drone attacks give us a rough idea of what they look like - and how their designers have combined modern navigation tech with sea sports kit and old-fashioned bomb making. ![]() Officially Ukraine is coy about attacks on Russian territory, public officials confining themselves to nudges and winks rather than explicit claims of responsibility.īut the SBU, Ukraine’s security service, has briefed local media that it and the Ukrainian navy pulled off the attack using surface drones. Sunday’s sea and air drone attack on Sevastopol harbour and the Kerch road bridge highlight a shift in maritime warfare, the vulnerability of Crimea, and uncomfortable truths about high-stakes remote strikes. ![]()
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