Ukraine and Russia’s unmanned vessels engaged in combat on the high seas for the first time, when Kyiv’s Sargan-3000 drone boat destroyed Moscow’s Orca-type naval drone in the Black Sea.
The drone was equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun and a protected remote weapon station, which it used to engage the Russian unmanned vessel while avoiding direct collision.
It has variants which can accommodate different payloads, including air-defence weapons or electronic warfare systems, enabling them to fit in various roles.
The video of the mission was released by Ukraine on its Telegram account and showed the unmanned surface ship targeting the Russian naval drone.
The incident, which occurred on September 12, 2026, has changed the nature of warfare between the two countries that have been at war since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
The Russian unmanned boat, also called Zefir or Zephyr in some sources, is built to carry explosives. It rams into the target, causing a blast which destroys it.
The USV is small and resembles
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