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Ukraine says its Sea Baby drones can now hit Russian ships anywhere in Black Sea
- The drones have been upgraded to carry over a tonne of explosives across more than 1,000km, and have been used to strike 11 enemy vessels
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Ukraine’s security service (SBU) said its Sea Baby drones have become “much more” powerful and can now strike Russian ships anywhere in the Black Sea.
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Artem Dehtiarenko, a spokesman for the SBU, said the drones have been upgraded to carry over a tonne of explosives across over 1,000km (620 miles), according to Ukrainian media outlets.
This is up from 800kg and a distance of about 800km (500 miles).
“Today, the SBU can attack enemy ships virtually anywhere across the Black Sea,” he said, according to a translation by Ukrinform.
Dehtiarenko did not disclose the technical details but said that specialists from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service, and others had created the “next-generation drones”, per media outlet Rubryka.
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