The Sun reports the destroying drones were the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2. CBS reports Ukraine has 20 to 50 of the drone missiles and cost under $2million each.
The footage comes as Ukrainian forces have repeatedly proven they can use their drone strikes with deadly precision.In mid-April a Ukrainian navy missile sank Russian warship Moskva, which was considered to be one of Russia's most powerful warships.
More recently, Ukrainian forces used the TB-2 missiles to sink Russian patrol boats, also near Snake Island, reports CBS.In a social media statement, Ukraine's defense ministry said: "Two Russian Raptor boats were destroyed at dawn today near Snake Island."The Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander in Chief, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said in the statement: "The Bayraktars are working."Snake Island, located in the Black Sea, was one of Russia's first victories of its invasion, capturing the island on February 24.It was also where Ukrainian forces showed their defiant, fighting spirit, when Ukrainian troops replied "Russian warship, go fuck yourself”, after being ordered to surrender by Russian naval forces.The soldiers involved remarkably survived and were later given military honours.
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