Drone Strike Turns Russian Patrol Ship into Two New Submarines
Ukrainian forces confirmed the destruction of the Russian border patrol ship Izumrud on July 14, supported by satellite imagery showing the vessel wrecked. The strike, carried out near Novorossiysk using a Sargan-3000 uncrewed maritime system, resulted in casualties among the Russian crew. This incident is part of Ukraine’s ongoing campaign to degrade Russian naval capabilities in the Black Sea, which has already pushed numerous commercial vessels to reroute.
John Q. Hosedrinker