- On 13 January 2026 a pro-Russian MOD focused Telegram channel posted footage showing a Russian ‘Sirius-82’ uncrewed surface vessel (US) remotely deploying anchored surface mines in the Dnipro river, Ukraine. The Russian Navy is seeking to develop its US and counter- US capabilities, attempting to close the gap with Ukraine’s more successful asymmetric maritime capabilities
- In December 2025 Ukrainian forces conducted an unprecedented uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV\ strike against a Russian Project 636 Varshavyanka-class (NATO Kilo-class) submarine, highly likely the B-271 Kolpino, located at the Novorossiysk Naval Base in the eastern Black Sea. The strike, utilising a ‘Sub Sea Baby’ likely resulted in significant damage to the submarine, leaving it unable to sail of its own accord.
- In August 2025, the Ukrainian Navy reconnaissance ship
- Simferopol was attacked by a Russian US whilst operating on the Danube river, causing it to sink. It was the first reported instance of a Russian US being used against a military vessel. The targeting of the Simferopol was enabled by an overhead Russian reconnaissance Orion uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), demonstrating early interoperability and intent.
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 29 January 2026.
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