Ukraine said on Sunday (5) of the slaughter of the Russian SU-30 hunt in the Black Sea using a marine drone for the first time.
“This is the first time in the world that a combat plane has been destroyed by a marine plane,” the defense intelligence in Ukraine said in a statement on Saturday.
Ukrainian military intelligence said that one of its units destroyed the fighter on Friday with a Ukrainian drone near the port of Novosk-an important port for Russia, where Kiev claims to be the remains of the Russian Black Fleet.
A CNN It is not possible to independently verify the allegations of Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense did not comment on the incident, although the claim is supported by a Russian military blogger.
“The Ukrainians brought more than three tens of the sea drones … to the Novosque region … after a (plane) injury, the crew ended in the water, surrounded by the drone of the sea,” Fighterbomber said on TELEGRAM on Saturday.
Military Intelligence in Ukraine said in December last year A Russian helicopter destroyed “For the first time in the world” using the Magura V5 marine missiles created by the military and engineers from Ukraine.
Kyiv increasingly resorted to drones to balance the game with Russia, which is proud of high resources. since Illegal annexation of the crime By Russia in 2014 – and after new losses after the Russian invasion in 2022 – Ukraine no longer has a navy in the Black Sea.
Drones have proven that they are effective against some of the most powerful ships in the Moscow fleet in the Black Sea. It is controlled at a distance through the Starlink connection and can be programmed in advance for long black sea trips.
In February of last year, Ukraine announced that it was drowning Ivanovts, a Russian ship of missiles directed in the Black Sea. His most prominent attack was Moskva in April 2022, which represents a great moral motivation for Kiev in the first weeks of the war.
After the attack on Ivanovts, CNN He conducted an interview with the unit of aircraft drones in Ukraine, which is responsible for the attack, in a place near the Ukrainian coastal city of Odessa. One of the attacking drivers responsible for the attack, CNN, told 10 Majura drones used in the attack, six of them hit and ended up in the sinking of the Russian war ship.
One of the drivers of drones in Ukraine said CNN It is extremely difficult to see drones in the open sea, making it difficult for the Russians.
