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<\/p>\nVLADIMIR Putin's newest nightmare is Ukraine's "invisible" underwater kamikaze drones that are capable of carrying 1,000lbs of explosives.<\/p>\n
The newly-designed "Marichka" 20ft torpedo-like weapon will soon be unleashed against Russia's fearsome Black Sea fleet.<\/p>\n
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Kyiv has unveiled footage of the suicide underwater drone being taken for a test swim as the country continues to develop unmanned marine assault weapons to threaten the Russian navy.<\/p>\n
The \u00a3355k fearsome black weapon was being put to the test by servicemen with blurred faces in a top secret location.<\/p>\n
It is the latest creation of Ammo.Ukraine – a volunteer organisation that is helping to the turn the tides in the so-called "War of the Drones".<\/p>\n
They say it is immune to Russian radio-electronic warfare systems, meaning the pricey weapon is "invisible to the enemy".<\/p>\n
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The "Marichka" has a range of over 620 miles, which means it should soon easily be able target Russian warships, subs and coastal fortifications in and around the Black Sea including annexed Crimea.<\/p>\n
It's likely to be aimed at the \u00a33billion Kerch bridge, which has already been hit twice in daring attacks by Kyiv using experimental semi-submersible naval drones in both July and September.<\/p>\n
The second attack wreaked havoc on Putin's precious and not-yet-repaired 12-mile crossing, which links Russia to the occupied peninsula and is a\u00a0major supply route\u00a0for\u00a0Vlad's troops.<\/p>\n
Ukraine announced that its newest naval drone has "a unique communication system with the operator, which makes it possible to control the submersible at great distances and depths".<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The high-tech weapon also has reconnaissance functions and has the capabilities to lurk on standby-mode before being unleashed on targets. <\/p>\n It is different from the "Sea Baby" drone, which can travel 500 miles and carry 600lb of explosives and is responsible for a spate of audacious attacks on Russian vessels in recent months.<\/p>\n The "Marichka" joins an arsenal of locally-produced, ambitious and experimental drones being pioneered in Ukraine after Kyiv dramatically stepped up manufacturing of the DIY weapons.<\/p>\n The nation's drone revolution has produced some of the most devastating weapons of the war so far and provided a critical answer to Moscow's superior long-range missiles.<\/p>\n Across Ukraine in bedrooms, garages and secret factories, the game-changing weapons are being cobbled together using 3D printers, off-the-shelf parts and donated materials.<\/p>\n And lately the newly designed seafaring drones have been taking centre stage in the war – striking fear in the once Russian-dominated waters of the Black Sea.<\/p>\n Ukraine's sea drone pilots have even been dubbed the "new Dambusters" in their spectacular campaign to end Putin's naval supremacy.<\/p>\n On September 16, a "Sea Baby" drone brutally struck a Russian missile hovercrafts – marking the fourth Russian vessel to be damaged in a three day stint.<\/p>\n The Black Sea vessel, called Samum, had to be towed into\u00a0Sevastopol\u00a0harbour after the strike which inflicted "significant damage."<\/p>\n The very same model is credited with the crippling strikes on the Crimean Bridge, while other drones continue to terrorise Sevastopol.<\/p>\n And August saw two daring raids on two intelligence ships and strikes which blew up a military\u00a0transport\u00a0and an\u00a0oil\u00a0tanker.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TOB-SPLASHES-WILLIAMS_COMP.jpg\")
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