Just in Time for Halloween, Ukraine’s Deadly ‘Sea Babies’ Prepare a Fall Nightmare for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Ukraine’s homemade sea drones — remote-controlled power boats packed with a ton of explosives — have sunk more than $1 billion worth of Russian warships.

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A Russian military landing ship sails near Kerch, Crimea, on July 17, 2023. AP, file

If Ukraine’s ‘Sea Babies’ prevail, the Black Sea could one day become a playground for scuba divers exploring sunken Russian warships. That’s the outlook after Ukraine’s homemade sea drones — remote-controlled power boats packed with a ton of explosives — have sunk more than $1 billion worth of Russian warships.

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