THIS is the dramatic moment a Ukrainian kamikaze marine drone dodged enemy fire to destroy Putin’s high-speed boat ‘Raptor’ in the Black Sea.
Incredible footage shows the unmanned ship evading Russian fire before reaching the target in Uzkaya Bay in Putin-annexed Crimea.
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The drone is seen on the night mission zigzagging to avoid enemy fire before hitting the Russian ship with pinpoint accuracy.
The moored target was described as a 56-foot-long Russian Raptor-class military patrol boat.
The GRU military security service confirmed the success of the attack.
It said: “As a result of the operation of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Group 13 unit, a Magura V5 maritime attack drone destroyed a Russian speedboat.”
Separate Russian footage reportedly shows a helicopter deployed to shoot and destroy a Ukrainian kamikaze marine drone.
An explosion shows the moment the Ka-27 finally hits the bomb-laden drone ship as it prepares to attack, causing a red flash and white smoke.
But the Russians claim that Ukraine is now boldly adding R-60/R-73 missiles to its drones.
They also said that in this episode homing missiles fired at a Mi-8 helicopter, but missed, according to the Fighterbomber Telegram channel.
More than a third of Putin’s Black Sea fleet has been destroyed or disabled by Ukrainian missiles and drones.
Russia has also reportedly started using speedboats for military purposes after losing larger warships.
Raptor-class ships are capable of high speeds and are used by the Russian navy for patrol and interception missions.
It comes just days after a Ukrainian sabotage team destroyed an £8million Russian military helicopter in another blow to Vlad.
Dramatic images showed a multirole Ka-32 in flames on the runway at the Ostafyevo military airfield in the Russian capital.
The video shows a shadowy figure appearing to set the helicopter on fire in the dark.
All hell then breaks out inside the multi-million pound helicopter before the saboteur flees while another films the entire ordeal.
There was no immediate comment from Russian officials.
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