Fighting between Russian and NATO-backed Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea and the US campaign against drone-armed Houthis in the Red Sea have shown the growing importance of naval drones in modern warfare. Russian designers have gone a step further, creating a heavy unmanned underwater vehicle that can act as a decoy to fool enemy warships.
Kliment Kolesnikov saw his European Junior Record in the men's 50m back unofficially go down at the hands of Miron Lifincev at the Vladimir Salnikov Cup.
Kliment Kolesnikov earned 2 additional gold medals on day 4 of the 2023 Russian Short Course Championships, ranking #1 in the 100m IM and 50m back events.