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Ukrainian 'Barracuda' USV used with FPV drones to disrupt enemy rotation

The post claims Ukraine’s 440th Marine Brigade deployed the 'Barracuda' unmanned surface craft (БЕК) equipped with FPV drones to strike enemy small boats and disrupt a rotation near Zaliznyi Port (Kherson). The novelty is the integration/use of a USV as a combat platform for FPV drone attacks against maritime targets, indicating evolving littoral drone tactics.

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strikeUkrainian marines report FPV drone strikes on enemy boats near Zaliznyi Port, Kherson region
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  • TG: Operatyvno ZSU · https://t.me/operativnoZSU/217901
    Бійці 4️⃣40-ї ОБрМП знову викотили свої БЕК «Баракуда» озброєні FPV-дронами і точними ударами по плавзасобам противника зірвали його ротацію