In the course of two years, Ukraine has managed to neutralize Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and reopen its shipping lanes. All achieved practically without a navy.
The United24 platform, together with other volunteers, is raising UAH297.5 million (approx. US$7,647,814.91) for the construction of 35 Sea Baby maritime drones, with one million UAH (US$25,950) being raised within the first hour of the campaign.
During the first remote maritime operation of the Defence Forces, uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) were personally operated by Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, Commander of the Navy. Source: an article by Ukrainska Pravda (English translation to follow shortly) Details: By September 2022, the first group of drones and the team that took them to Sevastopol were ready.
A fleet of Ukrainian naval drones, launched as a result of an international crowdfunding campaign, has struck eight key Russian targets in the first year of its operation, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Facebook on Nov. 11.