Kinburn Spit
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Oct 15, 2026
Jerome StarkeyHOST
Uh, of those 375, we understand that some 200, according to the mayor of Moscow, were fired over or around the Russian capital.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
I also mentioned that extraordinary footage which, which emerged this week, which appears to show a Ukrainian surface sea drone launching an amphibious assault against the Kinburn Spit.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
Amphibious assaults is something a lot of you have been asking about in the questions.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
What this footage appears to show is troops from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade using this surface drone to deliver a ground robot or a UGV, an unmanned ground vehicle, with a mounted machine gun on top of it onto the beach.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
It's a show of capability.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
One UGV on its own is not an invasion.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
It's certainly not going to seize the Kinburn Spit, but it does show a concept.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
That drone will have huge logist- logistical challenges, not least its battery life.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
And now those routes are at risk as well.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
What does that mean for Russia? Well, reports this week that their troops are withdrawing from the Kinburn Spit.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
Kinburn is on the southern edge of the Dnipro River, where it flows into the Black Sea.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
This is an area that has been contested in the past.
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Jerome StarkeyHOST
The GPS, uh, or satellite-enabled drones would know when they were at the right locations within range of their targets, detach, and then fly to their targets.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
And of course, that would increase their range because the battery or power life needed to be much smaller for them to fly from the point where they were effectively launched to their targets.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
Question number two, will the Russian retreat from the Kinburn Spit give Ukraine a landing point? Well, the answer, potentially yes.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
Will Ukraine, uh, take advantage of that? We'll have to wait and see.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
Because even if it's remote, if there's this chatter about it, this public talk, and they do nothing about it, then they're more culpable if and when something does happen.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
And of course, we've also seen this week reports of a Ukrainian flag being raised on the Kinburn Spit.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
That's not in Crimea, but it's not far from Cr- Crimea.
Jerome StarkeyHOST
And unconfirmed reports that Russian forces there have had to withdraw.