"The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, released a video on Tuesday saying that it had first struck an Il-38N reconnaissance aircraft, also known as a Sea Dragon, using an aerial drone carrying an airburst warhead. The security agency published footage of a flying drone approaching a Sea Dragon on its runway, saying it was carrying an explosive warhead that disperses over 2,000 fragments toward its target."
""The detonation occurred directly above the compartment housing the main equipment and radars and also damaged the engine," the SBU said. Business Insider could not independently verify the time or location of filming. The Russian defense ministry did not respond to a request for comment. The SBU said that disabling the aircraft was a key prior step for the later, main strike on the Russian submarine."
"The Sea Dragon, which is designed to detect underwater threats, had been "actively countering the operations of the SBU's maritime drones," the security service said. "In the Black Sea, the Russians had only one aircraft of this class capable of detecting the 'Sub Sea Baby' underwater drone as it moved toward its target," the SBU added. The SBU said the attack unfolded at the Yeysk air base."
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck an Il-38N Sea Dragon reconnaissance aircraft with an aerial drone carrying an airburst warhead that disperses over 2,000 fragments. The detonation occurred above the compartment housing main equipment and radars and also damaged the engine. The SBU said disabling the aircraft was a key preparatory step before a later underwater drone strike on a Russian submarine. The Sea Dragon is designed to detect underwater threats and had been actively countering SBU maritime drone operations. The SBU said the attack took place at the Yeysk air base on the Sea of Azov flank, roughly 140 miles from Novorossiysk, where Russia stations many naval assets.
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