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"Missile carriers stably remain at base points. Several ships have left Crimea in the past few days after the destruction of the Tsiklon ship. More and more, the enemy understands that Crimea is not the place to keep their ships," he said.

During the United24 forum, Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, discussed the successful use and future potential of unmanned naval drones. Budanov highlighted that these drones have significantly impacted the Russian Black Sea Fleet, destroying a third of its combat potential.

He noted that these drones are already being upgraded with systems to target small surface and air threats and to strike coastal areas. Budanov predicted that unmanned naval drones would eventually dominate over conventional warships, especially in regions like the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.