Magura V5

Legendary sailor Magura V7: Ukraine unveils seaborne drone that downed two Russian fighter jets

Ukraine’s military intelligence service has unveiled a new version of its Magura V7 uncrewed surface vessel, now capable of targeting air threats, including warplanes. According to the agency, this advanced maritime drone has already taken out two Russian Su-30 fighter jets — a historic first.

15 May 2025, 10:21 AM

Magura drone strike on Su-30 was coordinated by multiple units — Ukrainian expert

The missile that downed a Russian Su-30 over the Black Sea was a part of a coordinated strike by Ukrainian drones operating as a unified weapons platform, Anatolii Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert, said in an interview with NV published on May 4.

6 May 2025, 12:30 PM

Ukraine’s Magura naval drone shoots down Russian Su-30 jet, HUR releases video

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence agency (HUR) has confirmed the first-ever destruction of a Russian Su-30 fighter jet by a missile launched from a naval drone. The announcement came in a statement from the agency on May 3.

3 May 2025, 05:36 PM

Russia mounts successful defense against Ukraine’s naval drones

Russia has built a multi-layered defense system that is hindering Ukraine’s use of naval drones, Ukrainian Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa said in an interview with RFE/RL on April 7.

7 April 2025, 10:17 PM

Russia deploys new tactic to counter Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet used an attack drone to destroy a Ukrainian naval drone, which may indicate the development of new tactics to counter Ukraine’s unmanned maritime systems, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 1.

2 February 2025, 09:51 AM

Ukrainian forces destroy two Russian Mi-8s in Black Sea battle

The commander of the HUR Group 13 special forces unit, known by the call sign Thirteenth, described a battle in the Black Sea on Dec. 31, 2024, in which missile strikes from Magura V5 drones destroyed two Russian helicopters and damaged a third.

6 January 2025, 03:38 PM

Ukrainian sea drones take down two Russian Mi-8 helicopters in unprecedented attack

Magura V5 sea drones successfully carried out a daring operation orshestrated by Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), destroying not one but two Russian Mi-8 helicopters near the temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency confirmed on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 02:45 PM

HUR destroys Russian Tunets-type speedboat in Crimea

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense destroyed another Russian ship in temporarily occupied Crimea — a high-speed KS 701 Tunets-type boat, HUR reported on Telegram on Aug. 10.

10 August 2024, 10:35 AM

Ukrainian military could use Magura drones to strike Crimean Bridge, but improvements needed – HUR

The Ukrainian military could hypothetically use Magura drones to strike the Crimean bridge illegally built by Russia, Yevhen Yerin, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), said during the national telethon program on July 16.

16 July 2024, 03:50 PM

HUR discloses details of attack on Russian fleet in Crimea

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) used two Magura drones during the attack on Russian Tuna-class boats on May 30 in Crimea, HUR representative Andriy Yusov reported on national TV on June 20.

20 June 2024, 05:26 PM

Ukraine’s HUR hit Russian Tunets boats in Crimea — NV source

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) attacked Russian boats in temporarily occupied Crimea with Magura V5 drones, the NV sources in HUR said on May 30.

30 May 2024, 12:01 PM

Magura V5 naval drones caused $500 million damage to Russian Navy - HUR

As of now, Black Sea Fleet already suffered more than $500 million in losses as a result of HUR special forces utilizing Magura V5 drones, said Andriy Yusov, a representative of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on a national TV on May 10.

10 May 2024, 01:13 PM

Russians deploy new obstacles in desperate try to protect their bays in occupied Crimea – Monitoring group

The Russians are installing additional barges at the entrance to Sevastopol Bay to protect it from Ukrainian maritime drones, Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on Telegram on May 6.

6 May 2024, 02:52 PM

Seven sailors killed, at least 27 others injured on sunken Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov — HUR

At least 27 crew members of the destroyed Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov sustained injuries of varying severity, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram on March 6.

6 March 2024, 02:05 PM

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