Ukraine Claims First Strike by Underwater Drone on Russian Submarine NYT | Top Stories By: Maria Varenikova 16 December 2025 at 02:43 As it tries to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port. © Ozan Kose/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesUkraine previously targeted another Russian Kilo-class submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, shown sailing through the Bosporus at Istanbul in 2022.