Russia’s Safe Zone Is Gone: Ukraine Strikes Deep in the Caspian Sea
Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has entered a new and striking phase: the Caspian Sea is no longer beyond reach. In its latest operation, Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian…
Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has entered a new and striking phase: the Caspian Sea is no longer beyond reach. In its latest operation, Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian naval vessel in the port of Kaspiisk, Dagestan, underscoring how far Kyiv’s unmanned strike capabilities have evolved and how vulnerable even Russia’s more distant military assets have become.
Footage released on May 17 by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces shows a Fire Point FP-1 attack drone locating and striking a Project 10410 Svetlyak-class patrol boat in the port area. The attack is notable not only because of the target, but because Kaspiisk lies more than 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine’s…



