An important piece is added to the narrative of the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Civil Security Service (SBU) confirmed responsibility for the attacks last October and July on the Crimean bridge for the first time and exclusively provided CNN with video footage of last month’s attack. So far, Kiev has kept a low profile about the attacks, confirming its involvement with anonymous statements and references to “unidentified floating objects”, CNN announced, clarifying the fact that the allegation marks an “exceptionally direct” attempt to warn Moscow about the threat these new drones pose.
CNN received footage from the Ukrainian SBU showing how the Kerch Bridge was hit by USVs.#Ukraine #Crimea #Kerch pic.twitter.com/kuL9BonQVd
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“Are you interested in knowing exactly how the surface (marine ed) drones of the SBU (Ukrainian Security Service ed) are made? “, wrote the Security Service of Ukraine in Telegram, posting photos and videos of the weapons used in the attacks on the bridge . In the video, we see a first drone, stuffed with 850 kg of explosives, approaching the hit pylon and a second drone moving towards the railway side of the bridge. The July attack on the Crimean Bridge was captured from inside the unmanned craft as well as from outside via CCTV installed on the bridge itself. SBU sources, in fact, also provided CNN with two closed-circuit videos showing the moment of the impact of the maritime drone on the road section of the bridge and then the explosion of a second drone that hits the railway section on the opposite side of the road. installation about five minutes later.
SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk explained to CNN that the July attack was carried out with experimental marine drones – the Sea Babies – and that others will follow. “Sea surface drones are a unique invention of the Security Service of Ukraine,” said Maliuk. “Using these drones, we recently carried out a successful attack on the Crimean Bridge, the large assault ship Olengorskiy Gornyak and the tanker SIG.”
Source: IL Tempo
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