Illustrative image.
The Russian military on June 6 sank two Ukrainian fast assault boats off the coast of the port city of Odessa using Geran-2 drones.
The boats were reportedly carrying full-equipped special forces operators, most likely on their way to carry out an amphibious assault on the shores of the Kherson region, the Crimean Peninsula, or one of the Russian-controlled rigs in the Black Sea. They were, however, targeted right after sailing off from Odess, which indicates that Russia had prior knowledge of the plot.
Both boats went full speed and attempted to maneuver to avoid the incoming drones, but to no avail. They both got hit and sank. The fires were observed all the way from Odessa.
Click to see full-size image. (Telegram)
The Geran-2, a version of Iran’s Shahed-136, has a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and can carry a warhead weighing 30-50 kg.
Notably, the loitering munition version of the Geran-2 was used to target the boats. This version comes equipped with an artificial intelligence-aided optical targeting system with a two-way data-link, in addition to the standard jamming-resistance GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system.
Just last month, the Russian military used this version for the first time to destroy a Ukrainian drone boat off the coast of Crimea.
The latest strikes near Odessa further confirmed that the loitering munition version of the Geran-2 is fully capable of engaging naval vessels, no matter how small, fast or maneuverable they are.
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ukrainians really think they’re playing call of duty with these crazy suicidal attempts. xd
re spawn in hell unfortunately
putin the rat playing with fire… 5years and still playing with russian lives
he should just let the us break up the country and give its resources to us corporations.
as a typical americunt lgbt feminized hillbilly i swallow mulatto jizz derp incel about superior russians cuz i am am bitter envious submissively scrub jew toilets
and which russian life was lost in these 2 videos you idiot
you’re so considerate about russian lives, they would all be better off putting their lives in the hands of rabid people who celebrate attacks on them, surely
the loitering and ai capabilities are a strong point in stepping up russia’s ability to patrol and protect its shipping.
my americunt anuz broken up by many hebrews that squirt jizz inside me so i derp incel
more widows to be fucked up by the punjabi bros
there could be effort to make miniaturised gerans and other munitions that can be supplied to sleeper cells inside the west and particularly in canada, as that has a large territory where gerans could be launched into the us or target critical infrastructure across the us
nothing moves around odessa without the russian admin knowing about it. ukraine is about to lose its only port which is a good thing as this kiev junta cannot be trusted with such infrastructure because they use it to attack their neighbours.