Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reports historic strike: naval drone destroys Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Crimea – video
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 09:18:56 +0200
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 DIUs 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 Mi8 helicopter was destroyed by R73 SeeDragon missiles.
Another similar Russian helicopter was hit and managed to reach its home airfield.
Read more Target and eliminate How Ukraines Magura drones devastate Russian ships Background On the evening of 30 December and on the night of 3031 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 R73 airtoair missiles.
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