Why recent UA drone strike on Russian oil tanker is a sign of a very, very bad news for Orcistan & their resource exports :
Ukraine is evacuating wounded soldiers by loading them onto large drones, in what is likely a battlefield first, report says https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-evacuating-wounded-soldiers-using-drones-report-2023-8
May influence China some. Deadly floods hit China’s major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/07/china/china-northeast-flooding-food-security-intl-hnk/index.html
It's a good thing that the sea drones are working out well for Ukraine because the drones are pretty much all they have for a Navy.
Western tankers abandon Black Sea crude markets after Ukraine drone attacks Western tonnage at anchor in the Black Sea seen rising as shipowners await news from marine insurers to assess risk before proceeding with Russian business War risk premiums, already at $700,000 for a tanker to call at Russian oil export ports, are forecast to rise along with freight costs since Ukraine targeted Russian commercial and naval vessels over the weekend https://lloydslist.maritimeintellig...Sea-crude-markets-after-Ukraine-drone-attacks
One has to wonder where the two Orkistani Kilo class subs (diesel electric) they have in the black sea are. One of those would be a nice prize. Foreign aircraft carriers and subs are prohibited from passing through Turkey's Bosphorus sea channel by treaty going back a long time so such losses are major. As the drones improve they may bag one someday.