• Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea for the first time.
• Wednesday’s attack hit the Russian port city of Kaspiysk, hundreds of kilometers from the front lines.
• This is the latest blow to the Russian navy, which suffered a blow in the Black Sea.

Ukrainian forces attacked Russian navy ships in the Caspian Sea for the first time on Wednesday, in the latest demonstration of Kiev’s long-range strike capabilities.

Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security He published the attack footage on social media. It was stated that Kiev forces expanded their “attack zone” by “hitting Russia’s Caspian Sea Fleet in Kaspiysk”, a port city hundreds of kilometers away from the front lines.

Videos shared by the Ukrainian government appear to capture the moment one of the attacking drones dived to hit its target. In some images, anti-aircraft fire can be heard in the background, indicating that the Russians are trying to defend against the attack.

Andriy Kovalenko, head of countering disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, shared additional footage of the attacks and confirmed the attack in Kaspiysk in a message on the Telegram messaging platform.

Business Insider could not immediately verify the images.

The governor of Russia’s Dagestan region, Sergey Melikov, wrote on Telegram that air defense destroyed a UAV over Kaspiysk. He said the incident was under investigation and asked locals not to share photos or videos that “might help the enemy.”

Kyiv armed forces did not publicly claim responsibility for the attack, but Ukrainian media reported this was an operation on behalf of the country’s military intelligence agency, known as HUR. It was reported that the attack damaged two missile ships in the port.

The attack on Wednesday was the latest blow to the Russian Navy, which suffered heavy losses in the Black Sea. Ukraine regularly uses domestically produced missiles and maritime drones. Damaging Moscow’s warships.

Ukraine does not have a conventional navy with a fleet of warships, but through this asymmetric warfare campaign Kiev has effectively challenged Moscow over the past two years. Reposition the Black Sea Fleet It is far from its headquarters on the occupied Crimean peninsula and closer to Russian territory.

Ukraine sank, destroyed or damaged at least 32 medium and large Russian naval ships while driving the enemy’s naval forces away from Crimea, a senior U.S. defense official said last month.

Beyond the struggle at sea, Ukraine is increasingly improving itself. long range attack abilities Attacking ground targets deep within Russia. Kiev has used homemade drones to strike several key military facilities, including ammunition depots and airfields, in recent weeks.