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The moment Ukraine changed naval warfare: Watch as terrified Russian sailors try to machinegun kamikaze drones before unmanned device sinks Putin warship in fireball explosion
Extraordinary new footage has revealed the sheer terror faced by Russian sailors aboard a large landing ship sunk by Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones last month.
A GoPro video, taken by sailors aboard the doomed Caesar Kunikov military vessel, showed in shocking detail how the navy men desperately tried to fight off the oncoming drones in an intense 20-minute sea battle before their vessel was destroyed in a fiery explosion.
The warship was lost on February 14, but the footage has only just been released by Russian Telegram channel FighterBomber.
The hellish, chaotic scene saw a small group of seamen unloading their weapons into the murky water. Explosions rang out around them as the drones one by one slammed into the ship's hull and lit up the night sky.
But the clip also highlights how the conflict in Ukraine and Kyiv's deployment of kamikaze sea-based drones have changed the face of naval warfare.
Despite the crew letting loose thousands of rounds at the oncoming threat, the Russian battleship was powerless to defend against a flotilla of high-speed, high-explosive MAGURA V5 drones controlled by operators hundreds of miles away.
No official death toll has emerged but local reports suggest several crew members were lost as the Caesar Kunikov sank.
Astonishing footage, filmed by a GoPro camera, shows the Russian crew of the Caesar Kunikov large landing ship fighting its last battle with Ukrainian marine drones off the coast of Crimea
Explosions rang out around them as the drones one by one slammed into the ship's hull and lit up the night sky
The warship was lost on February 14, but the footage has only just been released by Russian Telegram channel FighterBomber
The hellish, chaotic scene saw a small group of seamen unloading their weapons into the murky water
The FighterBomber Telegram channel hit out at the vilification of the crew after the ship was sunk
Russian crew members are seen shooting into the night as Ukrainian drones headed for their ship
Despite the crew letting loose thousands of rounds at the oncoming threat, the Russian battleship was effectively powerless to defend against a flotilla of high-speed, high-explosive MAGURA V5 drones
An anonymous surviving crew member - seeking to dispute Russian claims that the sailors had been 'cowards' and failed in their duty - said his GoPro footage showed they 'repelled the attack of [marine drones] with all available forces and means' in the fierce sea battle.
He said there were ten drones but Ukraine has only admitted to sending five.
'The fifth [drone] hit the ship in the stern, so immobilising the ship, after which sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth marine drones struck the ship on the port side in the midships and closer to the stern, with the purpose of capsizing the vessel…
'The ninth marine drone partially entered the hole made by the previous drone and detonated almost inside.
'From the moment the enemy marine drones were discovered and the start of the battle, until the ship was completely flooded, a little more than 40 minutes had passed.
'The crew left the ship using life rafts, without loss of personnel, and evacuated all secret documentation and part of the secret equipment with weapons.'
'The last tenth marine drone conducted observation of the dying ship until the sinking, after which the tenth drone tried to attack the tug accompanying the Caesar Kunikov, but was destroyed by the group on board.'
The FighterBomber Telegram channel also hit out at the vilification of the crew after the Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov was dismissed from his post in the wake of the sinking.
'At the moment, the crew are being made into cowards and scoundrels… [Yet] there was a fight there, according to the best traditions of our grandfathers.
'Personally, I saw the clear work of the team working until the last minute. The crew, I think, at a minimum, deserves not to be made into villains.'
In the days following the attack, Ukraine's Defence Ministry poked fun at the Russian navy on X, quipping: '+1 Russian ship upgraded to a submarine.
'Black Sea fish will definitely like Caesar salad.'
The GUR Ukrainian military intelligence said of the operation: 'On February 14, 2024, the Main Directorate of Intelligence in cooperation with the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine destroyed the large [Russian] landing ship Caesar Kunikov.
'The successful mission was carried out by the special forces of Group 13 of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate. The Caesar Kunikov received critical breaches on the left side and began to sink.'
Pro-war Telegram channel Rybar issued a scathing indictment of the Russian Navy after the attack.
'Two years have passed since the start of the military operation. There are not the best reviews about the command of the Black Sea Fleet among subordinate military personnel.
'This could still be chalked up to ordinary grumbling, if not for the fact of systematic fire destruction of Black Sea Fleet facilities by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the collective West.
'At this point I just want to say: ''It's time to change approaches''. Otherwise, what's the point?' it concluded.
In this undated photo provided by Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine a Magura V5 (maritime autonomous guard unmanned robotic apparatus V-type), Ukrainian multi-purpose unmanned surface boat, is seen in Ukraine
The Sergey Kotov patrol ship was targeted by Ukrainian naval kamikaze drones in Crimea earlier this week
Handout footage shows an explosion on what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5, 2024
Footage shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence showed how its unmanned seafaring vessels bore down on the Black Sea missile ship Ivanovets
Ukraine destroys Russian Ivanovets missile carrier ship
The Ivanovets is one of many Russian naval warships to have been put out of commission by Ukraine's forces
Earlier this week, another Russian warship, the modern Sergey Kotov patrol ship which entered service just two years ago, was sunk off Crimea in a separate attack.
The attacks have caused Russia's Navy to lose its dominance in the western sector of the Black Sea, as many warships that once threatened Ukraine on a daily basis are now in port.
The Sergey Kotov is the fifteenth warship lost by the Russian Navy since the beginning of the war with Ukraine, and the fourth since late December.
On February 1, Ukraine again deployed kamikaze attack drones in a formidable strike off the coastline of Crimea to sink the Russian warship Ivanovets.
Footage shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence showed how its unmanned seafaring vessels bore down on the 184-foot-long warship and ultimately blasted a gaping hole in its hull.
'As a result of a number of direct hits to the hull, the Russian ship received damage that was incompatible with further movement - the Ivanovets tilted to the stern and sank,' said Military Informant Telegram channel.
One reported: 'We must give credit to the crew. They fought to the last.
'Even after three hits on the ship, you can see how rounds are being fired at the naval drone.'
The impressive operation was spearheaded by Group 13 special forces of the Ukrainian GUR military intelligence agency, who are believed to have launched up to nine drones from positions near the Black Sea port of Odesa.