Dramatic moment Russian drone boat packed with explosives smashes key Ukrainian bridge as Putin unleashes new war weapon that Moscow hopes will turn tide of war.
A dramatic video shows the moment a Russian 'maritime drone' inflicts major damage on a key Ukrainian bridge connecting to Moldova.
The unmanned object is seen in the water approaching at-speed in the dark. A huge explosion then suddenly erupts.
Some reports say it was an underwater drone, while others believe the footage visibility shows it to be a USV - an Uncrewed Surface Vessel.
Russia has previously attacked the road-rail Zatoka Bridge across the Dniester estuary in the Odessa region, a strategic link between Ukraine and its troubled neighbour Moldova, where the pro-EU government fell yesterday.
It is the first time Russia has used this type of attack in the war, analysts say.
The bridge has previously been attacked by the Russians but without destroying it.
It was used to deliver supplies to Ukraine's southern armed forces through Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova.
Russia is not known to have such drones but it is understood the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, proposed creating them at a meeting with Vladimir Putin in November last year.
He said enterprises in the city, in annexed Crimea, had the capability to design and manufacture such drones.
Russian pro-war analysts hailed the attack.
Andrei Rudenko, VGTRK correspondent, posted:
'Wow! We can't do it from the air, we'll take it from the water.'
Evgeny Poddubny, VGTRK military correspondent, added: 'Almost a year after the start of the special military operation, we have started using marine unmanned drones.'
He stated: 'The railway bridge in Zatoka is a gateway - not the only one - for….equipment, ammunition and Western and Soviet models, which are produced by various former fraternal republics of Eastern Europe.
'Of course, we needed to have started faster.'
A Ukrainian source said it appeared to be the first case of the Russians using such a drone.
The extent of the damage to the bridge was not confirmed.
Russia's latest attack on the bridge comes amid the launch of Putin's major new offensive, unleashing a wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine.
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