THIS is the incredible moment Ukrainian forces sink a Russian submarine with a sea drone for the first time in history.
Astonishing footage showed Vladimir Putin’s £300million Kilo class attack sub being obliterated by “Sea Baby” drones at a key Russian port.
Ukraine’s state-of-the-art devices entered a sprawling Russian naval base completely undetected in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, 1,575km from Kyiv.
In the dramatic footage, an enormous explosion sends chunks of debris showering over other parked ships moments after the sophisticated strike.
The devastating blitz marks a huge blow to Mad Vlad’s bloody war in Ukraine.
Putin’s multimillion-pound vessel suffered critical damage following the unprecedented attack and is now out of action according to Ukraine’s SBU special operations chiefs.
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The sub was used to fire Kalibr cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine but was brought into port after recent attacks on Russian oil tankers.
The 243ft-long diesel-electric submarine is known to Nato as the “Black Hole” because of its hull’s ability to absorb sound and remain hard to detect by sonar.
The sub’s destruction is the latest humiliating defeat for Russian tyrant Putin after he vowed to cut “Ukraine off from the sea”.
Given the imposed sanctions, the £300million sub could cost a whopping £375m to rebuild.
The attack marks the first time in history that such an underwater marine drone strike has been successful.
The successful operation is even more remarkable given Ukraine started the war with almost no ships of its own.
The “Sea Baby” surface naval drones were previously used to drive Russian military vessels out of the Sevastopol Bay in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The most sophisticated sea drones are about 5.5 meters long, carries an explosive head of 250 kilos, has a range of 500 nautical miles.
The cutting-edge devices are powered by a 300 horsepower engine.
Its plastic hull and has two cameras – main and reserve – with day and thermal vision.
The drone has a cruising speed of 25mph and an “attack speed” of 50mph.
And they can be manoeuvred using live images through their cameras from secret command centres in Ukraine.
Earlier today, Ukraine’s lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, hailed “real progress” after talks with Trump envoys in Berlin.
A US official corroborated the positive progress, saying that 90% of issues between Russia and Ukraine were solved in the latest round of talks.
They added that Donald Trump was pleased with the developments and believes that he can get Russia to accept Ukraine having Article 5-like guarantees.
Ukraine is reportedly willing to drop its Nato ambitions as President Zelensky makes another major concession to ensure peace.
In return for Kyiv giving up its Nato bid, the Ukrainian leader said he was looking to Washington to provide “security guarantees” to protect his country from further military attacks from Putin.
Russia also indicated it is open to Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a peace deal to end the war
Still, Ukraine has continued to reject the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw its forces from the part of Donetsk region still under its control as one of the key conditions for peace.
Russia continues to rain terror on Ukraine as 153 drones were fired overnight on Sunday, with 17 hitting targets.
But the Ukrainian leader remains steadfast in his refusal to hand over any territory to Russia, which some fear may hold up negotiations.
Washington has been pushing for a peace deal to be signed by Moscow and Kyiv before Christmas.
Peace talks stretched into day two in Berlin Monday between Zelensky and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
After today’s meeting, Zelensky said in a post on X “there is a great deal of work under way on the diplomatic track right now” but did not divulge details.
Kyiv’s negotiator Rustem Umerov said real progress was achieved across both days.
“We hope we will reach an agreement that will bring us closer to peace by the end of the day,” he said on social media.
It followed five hours of discussions on Sunday after which Zelensky told reporters the sticking point had been about the future security of his nation.
He said he was seeking “legally binding” security assurances from allies should Ukraine not be able to rely on being part of Nato.