Ukrainian naval drone Magura V5, operating off Crimea's western coast, successfully shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using R-73 SeeDragon missiles.
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Magura V5 drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter
One Mi-8 helicopter was shot down and a second was damaged by Ukrainian drone-launched missiles
The engagement took place near Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea
On December 31, 2024, for the first time in the world, an air target was destroyed using a strike maritime drone Magura V5 equipped with rocket weapons.
During combat in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut in temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed using R-73 SeeDragon missiles.
Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian helicopter with anti-air missile in first strike of its kind
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