At the Defense Tech Innovation Forum 2025 held in Kyiv on February 18–19, Brigadier General Ivan Lukashevych of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) made a striking revelation: Russia is now attempting to replicate Ukraine’s success in using sea drones. Two years late, Russian forces are trying to develop unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and maritime tactics similar to those that Ukrainian forces have used to cripple Russian naval assets.

Ukraine and Russia in the Age of Sea Drones: A New Maritime Battlefield

At the Defense Tech Innovation Forum 2025 held in Kyiv on February 18–19, Brigadier General Ivan Lukashevych of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) made a striking revelation: Russia is now attempting to replicate Ukraine’s success in using sea drones. Two years late, Russian forces are trying to...