That’s according to a report issued by the British Government press service.
Dozens of Ukrainian personnel will be taught to use the autonomous minehunting vehicles by the Royal Navy and its U.S. partners over the coming months.
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The Royal Navy’s Diving & Threat Exploitation Group and the US Navy 6th Fleet have already begun three-week courses at sea with Ukrainian personnel, teaching them to operate the Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs).
During the three weeks, personnel are taught to interpret the data sent back by the lightweight UUVs to identify mock mines.
The lightweight autonomous vehicle is designed for use in shallow coastal environments, operating effectively at depths of up to 100m to detect, locate, and identify mines using an array of sensors so the Ukrainian Navy can destroy them.
The commander of Ukraine's unit - who did not want to be named - told Sky News the drones "will be very useful for us to clear the sea area, especially in a very critical region close to Odesa".
He added: "Our primary mission is to detect these mines because it's very important not only for the military, but for civilian ships, for civilian trade."
As the situation stands, fully demining the coastline could take a decade, but for now, the focus is on returning to Ukraine with the skills to "immediately" begin operating the drones.
He added: "The whole nation, like one fist, we are strong."
The interesting information emerged earlier, the United Kingdom will supply the Ukrainian Forces with Maloy T150 drones capable of delivering cargo, or weapons to the front line while the drone could be used to deliver lightweight UUVs.
As Defense Express reported Ukraine’s Navy military sailors are trained by their U.K. Royal Navy counterparts in Scotland on Royal Navy minehunter while the British Army stays in touch with the needs of the Ukrainian Army, preparing the troops to counter russian military attempts.
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