Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reports historic strike: naval drone destroys Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Crimea – video
Pravda Ukraine
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has announced that its military have destroyed an aerial target using a Magura V5 maritime drone for the first time in the world.
Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
Details: It is reported that on 31 December, soldiers of DIU’s special unit Group 13, for the first time in history, hit an air target using a Magura V5 naval strike drone equipped with missile weapons.
According to intelligence, during a battle in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut in temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed by R-73 SeeDragon missiles.
Another similar Russian helicopter was hit and managed to reach its home airfield.
Read more: Target and eliminate: How Ukraine’s Magura drones devastate Russian ships
Background: On the evening of 30 December and on the night of 30-31 December, explosions rang out in Sevastopol in temporarily occupied Crimea, and the Russians claimed an attack by UAVs and uncrewed surface vessels.
In May 2024, it was reported that the Ukrainian Magura V5 uncrewed surface vessel was equipped with R-73 air-to-air missiles.
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