Ukraine War up-to-Date: Vladimir Putin's Submarine-Square of Underwater Drones Blown Up

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These images are unlikely to please Vladimir Putin: A submarine jewel of the Kremlin chief worth around 400 million US dollars was hit by Ukrainian underwater drones in Novorossiysk and put out of action.

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It's called progress. A Russian submarine exploded. Not on high seas, not in combat, but in the port of Novorossiysk. Hit by an underwater drone. More precisely: by several. Small, remote controlled, cheap compared. The boat itself was anything but small. Class 636.6, equipped with Kalibr missiles, price label: about 400 million euros. A piece of floating force projection, built for deterrence, not for surprises from below. Well...