{"id":264963,"date":"2023-02-12T09:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=264963"},"modified":"2023-02-13T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:36:00","slug":"russia-strikes-key-odessa-bridge-with-first-use-of-drone-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=264963","title":{"rendered":"Russia strikes key Odessa bridge with first use of drone boat"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Kilner \u2013 The Telegraph Feb 11, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Russia attacked a key bridge in southern Ukraine, deploying a\u00a0drone boat<\/a>\u00a0for the first time since the war began.<\/p>\n

Western analysts warned that Russian drone boats now posed a \u201cmajor new threat\u201d to Ukrainian supply lines and\u00a0control of the Black Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia was not known to have these types of drones or to think in these terms,\u201d said H.I. Sutton, an independent naval analyst. \u201cWe may see another shift in the war in the Black Sea. This time in Russia\u2019s favour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video of the attack showed a boat speeding towards the low-slung Zatoka railway and road drawbridge near Odessa late on Friday evening. As it passes under the bridge the boat explodes, debris flies into the water and smoke billows into the night sky.<\/p>\n

Neither the Russian nor Ukrainian militaries have commented although Russian opposition media confirmed the geolocation of the video.<\/p>\n

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Surveillance footage possible showing the Zatoka bridge near Odesa being hit by what looks like a naval suicide drone. #Ukraine<\/a> #Odesa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/E7IlTuyzSW<\/a><\/p>\n

— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) February 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n