.WHEN RUSSIA invaded in February 2022 Ukraine rarely had a navy. The defenders scuttled their one frigate to stop Russia from appropriating it. Two years eventually Ukraine is straining to hold off a Russian offensive on land– but it is actually winning the battle Sea and has broken the Russian clog of its surface ships.
Its own victories have typically relied on quick technological innovation: intermittent navy depends on crewed ships to overcome, but Ukraine has actually constructed a fleet of drone boats, or uncrewed area lorries (USVs). How are they shaping the war mixed-up?