💥 Attack

Ukrainian Defence Intelligence struck a Russian speedboat with a Magura V5 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) while it was docked in Vuzka Bay area of temporarily occupied Crimea.

May 6, 2024 Vuzka Bay, Crimea

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (organization) Magura V5 USV (weapon_system) Mangust-class high-speed patrol boat (weapon_system) 14.5-mm machine gun (weapon_system) AGS-17 grenade launcher (weapon_system) DP-64 hand-held anti-sabotage grenade launcher (weapon_system) Igla MANPADS (weapon_system) Verba MANPADS (weapon_system) Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (organization) Russian speedboat (weapon_system) Magura V5 (weapon_system) R-73 missile (weapon_system) Group 13 (military_unit) Mi-8 helicopter (weapon_system) Ka-29 helicopter (weapon_system) Mangust-class patrol boat (weapon_system) Military Intelligence of Ukraine (organization) Project 12150 Mangust (weapon_system) HUR (organization) Ukrainian military intelligence (organization) Magura V5 multi-purpose sea drone (weapon_system) Group 13 unit (military_unit) Caesar Kunikov (weapon_system) Sergei Kotov (weapon_system) Serna landing craft (weapon_system) Akula landing craft (weapon_system) Ivanovets (weapon_system) Ivan Khurs (weapon_system) Storm Shadow (weapon_system) Ukraine (organization) Military Intelligence (HUR) (organization) United24 (organization)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

A Russian speedboat was struck while in dock by a Magura V5 USV in the area of Vuzka Bay (Chornomorske district) on the night of 5-6 May during a DIU operation.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Special forces of Military Intelligence of Ukraine hit a Russian Project 12150 Mangust speedboat valued at around $3 million using Magura V5 drone close to occupied Crimea

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The combat operation was conducted by the "Group 13" unit of Ukraine's military intelligence in the Vuzka Bay in the Black Sea.

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