Russia Uses Drone Boat To Damage Odesa Bridge

Russia attacked a key bridge in southern Ukraine, deploying a drone boat for the first time since the war began, James Kilner reported for The Telegraph.

Photo Insert: Video of the attack showed a boat speeding towards the low-slung Zatoka railway and road drawbridge near Odesa late on Friday evening.

Western analysts warned that Russian drone boats now posed a “major new threat” to Ukrainian supply lines and control of the Black Sea.

But the Russian drone attack pales in comparison to Ukrainian drone boat attacks that hit warships of the Black Sea Fleet and forced Moscow to order its warships to sail to smaller Russian naval bases.

“Russia was not known to have these types of drones or to think in these terms,” said H.I. Sutton, an independent naval analyst. “We may see another shift in the war in the Black Sea. This time in Russia’s favor.”

Video of the attack showed a boat speeding towards the low-slung Zatoka railway and road drawbridge near Odesa late on Friday evening.

As it passes under the bridge the boat explodes, debris flies into the water and smoke billows into the night sky. It is a puny scene compared to last year’s sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva by Ukrainian-made missiles.

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