Explosive moment Ukrainian sea drone ploughs into Russian navy ship | World News

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a Ukrainian sea drone hit a Russian navy ship and exploded.

The Russian warship was severely damaged after the strike at a navy base in the Black Sea.

It was seen leaning heavily to one side after the attack near the port of Novorossiysk overnight and had to be pulled to shore.

Sharing a video of the aftermath on Twitter, regular war vlogger Dr Khaled Alfaiomi said: ‘Security Service of Ukraine conducted a special operation in Novorossiysk Bay, dealing a significant blow to the enemy’s forces.

‘A major landing ship “Olenegorskiy Gorniak” was targeted and damaged, disrupting their operations.’

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