In mid-July, the Kerch Bridge, which is the pride of Russian President Vladimir Putin, connecting the Russian-occupied Crimea with Russia, was rocked by an explosion. As a result of the explosion, a car was badly damaged, the two adults on board died, and their 14-year-old daughter was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Russia was already talking about a Ukrainian drone attack, and according to AFP sources, the Ukrainian Security Service carried out a “special operation” on the Crimean bridge. The Ukrainian Southern Command mentioned a Russian provocation, and Kiev did not directly bear responsibility for the attack, but at the same time President Zelensky said that the bridge connecting Crimea with Russia was a military target.
the CNNThe head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Malyuk, spoke about the July 17 attack in Kerch. He said it was carried out using an experimental naval drone called the Sea Baby, which was the result of several months of development, which began after the Russian attack. “Drones on the surface of the sea are a unique invention of the security service of Ukraine. No private company is involved. With these drones, we recently carried out a successful strike on the Crimean bridge, the amphibious assault ship Olengorsky Gornyak and the SIG tanker.”
The Security Service of Ukraine also sent CNN a video of the attack. The recording shows the footage taken by the drone. Sea Baby can deliver up to 850 kilograms of explosives to one of the bridge’s concrete pillars. The service sources also handed over two CCTV recordings to CNN.
“We are working on a number of new interesting operations, including in the waters of the Black Sea. I promise, it will be exciting, especially for our enemies,” Maljuk told the newspaper.
Malyuk also claimed responsibility for the first Ukrainian attack on the bridge in October 2022, but gave no details. The head of the Security Service of Ukraine also said of the July attack that it was the result of several months of preparations, which were carried out jointly with the Ukrainian Navy and led by Oleksiy Nezbaba, the chief of the armed forces’ navy. Ukraine forces.
“We were fully focused on the operation. The past few days have been very tense. When the explosion happened, we were very happy and started congratulating each other. It was a very emotional moment for all of us and a pledge of our victory, which is sure to come soon,” said the security chief. .
According to Malyuk, these UAVs are being manufactured in an underground production facility on the territory of Ukraine.
