Ukrainian Magura V5 Drone Downs Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Near Crimea in Historic First

Dec 31, 2024, 07:50 AM

On December 31, 2024, Ukrainian special unit "Group 13" from the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) achieved a historic milestone during a battle in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut in temporarily occupied Crimea. They destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using a Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval drone equipped with R-73 "SeeDragon" air-to-air missiles, marking the first recorded instance of a naval drone shooting down an aerial target. Another Russian helicopter was damaged but managed to return to its airfield.