The Ukrainian Group 13 intelligence unit successfully sunk the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Ivanovets Corvette using a swarm of explosive unmanned surface vessels. The operation occurred near the entrance to Crimea's Donuzlav haven.

Footage released by Group 13 shows the corvette listing with a massive hole in its side, indicating that the ship had already been hit just prior to when the released footage begins. The USV hits the exact same spot as the prior strike, a smart move n the Ukrainians' part.

It's not clear how many times the ship was actually struck, but we can absolutely confirm that the ship was sunk, as the footage ends with a clip of the Ivanovets' bow sticking straight up toward the sky as it submerges to the bottom of the Black Sea.

Pro Ukrainian media outlets are claiming that Russian rescue operations were unable to recover any of the sailors from the sunken vessel. The Ivanovets had a value of approximately $60-70 million USD.

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