Ukraine destroyed Russian fighter jet with a seaboot drone for the first time
Ukraine destroyed Russian fighter jet with a seaboot drone for the first time
Ukraine has announced that it has shot down a Russian SU 30 fighter jet in the Black Sea with a sea-supported drone-a unique incident worldwide. According to an explanation of the Ukraine military secret service on Saturday, "the plane broke out in the air in the air and ultimately fell into the sea."
Details on the attack on the SU-30
According to the Ukrainian military, the fighter jet was destroyed by Ukrainian Magura drone on Friday near the port of Novorossiysk, a strategically important port for Russia. Ukraine claims that the remains of the Russian Black Sea fleet are located in the Region.
confirmation and reactions
So far, CNN has not been able to check the Ukrainian claims independently. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on the incident, but the claim was supported by a Russian military blogger. According to the blogger, "the Ukrainians brought more than three dozen seed roars to the Novorossiysk region. After our jet was hit, the crew landed in the water, surrounded by enemy seed roar."earlier achievements of the Ukrainian drones
In December last year, the Ukraine secret service had already claimed that the first use of a sea-supported Magura V5 missile drone destroyed two Russian helicopters "for the first time in the world". This drone was developed by Ukrainian military and engineers.
drones in the Ukraine conflict
In view of the superiority of the Russian armed forces, Ukraine has increasingly set drones to change the balance of power in their favor. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 and the further losses after the 2022 invasion, Ukraine in the Black Sea has no more functioning Navy.successful use of drones
drones have proven to be particularly effective against some of the most powerful ships in the Russian Black Sea fleet. They are controlled from afar via a Starlink connection and can be inevitable for long trips via the Black Sea.
special missions and successes
In February of last year, Ukraine announced that the Russian steering gun ship Ivanovets in the Black Sea. A particularly remarkable success was the attack on the Russian flagship Moskva in April 2022, which in the early weeks of the war.
insights into the use of Magura drones
After the attack on the Ivanovets, CNN conducted an interview with the secret seedor unit of Ukraine, which is behind the attack. A drone pilot reported that ten Magura drones were used in the attack, six of which met and finally sank the Russian warship. According to a drone pilot from Ukraine, the drones in the open sea are difficult to see, which makes it difficult for the Russians to target them.
Report by CNN, with contributions by Fred Pleitgen, Joseph Ataman, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards and Alex Stambaugh.
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