.WHEN RUSSIA got into in February 2022 Ukraine scarcely had a naval force. The protectors scuttled their one frigate to prevent Russia coming from seizing it. Pair of years later Ukraine is actually struggling to hold off a Russian offensive on land-- yet it is actually winning the war in the Black Sea as well as has actually cracked the Russian blockade of its grain ships. Its victories have actually often relied on rapid technological advancement: every other naval force depends on crewed ships to overcome, yet Ukraine has created a fleet of drone boats, or uncrewed surface area automobiles (USVs). Just how are they molding the war mixed-up?