There is no feasible way for a human-made probe to crush through Europa's ice layer.
"It is predicted that the outer crust of solid ice is approximately 10–30 km (6–19 mi) thick." (Wikipedia)
It's not even known, whether there is a liqud ocean at all under Europa's ice layer.
Instead of drilling one could try to slowly melt trough the ice.
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