Ukrainian Magura V5 Naval Drone Makes History by Destroying Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Near Crimea

Dec 31, 2024, 08:35 AM

Ukraine's military intelligence agency (GUR) announced that on December 31, 2024, its special operations unit 'Group 13' destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using a Magura V5 naval drone equipped with R-73 SeeDragon missiles near Cape Tarkhankut in the Black Sea, off the coast of occupied Crimea. This operation marks the first time in history that a naval drone has successfully engaged and destroyed an aerial target. A second Russian Mi-8 helicopter was reportedly damaged but managed to return to its airbase.