The Ukrainian military has just sunk another Russian Black Sea Fleet ship using remote controlled bomb boats, also called unmanned surface vessels (USV). The operation took place on Feb. 14, 2024 just off Alupka, a city on occupied Crimea's southern coast.

The Russian ship has been identified as the 112 meter long Russian Ropucha-class landing ship, Caesar Kunikov. There would have been approximately 80 sailors aboard the Russian vessel at the time of its demise.

USV footage released by the Ukrainian military shows multiple bomb boats being used to strike the ship. Small arms projectiles can be seen impacting the water in front of the charging bomb boats. Aftermath footage shows the Russian ship capsized, confirming it as another loss for the Russian Navy.

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