# ‘First-ever battle’: Ukrainian naval drone destroys Russian unmanned boat in Black Sea, Navy says

https://mins.news/en/item/56095

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-12 18:14 UTC
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- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/first-ever-battle-ukrainian-naval-drone-destroys-russian-unmanned-boat-in-black-sea-navy-says/

> Ukraine’s Navy says a joint operation with military intelligence detected and destroyed a Russian unmanned surface vessel in the Black Sea using a Sargan-3000 boat fitted with a 12.7-mm Protector remote weapons station. The Navy called it the first battle between unmanned naval boats, though The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claim.

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