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President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on Might 3 that Ukraine's navy destroyed a second Russian navy plane inside a 24-hour time interval, having struck a navy airfield in occupied Crimea.
The strike follows the downing of a Russian Su-30 fighter jet earlier on Might 3 by a sea drone, Ukraine's navy intelligence (HUR) mentioned. The assault marked the "world's first destruction of a fight plane by a naval drone," HUR claimed.
The multi-role Su-30 fighter, valued at roughly $50 million, was reportedly hit in midair and crashed into the ocean.
"I thank our guys who’re rising Ukrainian long-range capabilities – each within the sky and at sea. The capturing down of a Russian navy plane by our naval drone was sensible – proof of Ukrainian capabilities," Zelensky said throughout his night handle.
Zelensky didn’t present extra data on the newly destroyed plane, solely including that that navy depots had been additionally destroyed within the assault. Ukraine's navy has not publicly launched particulars on the assault.
Ukraine launched a sequence of drone assault in the direction of occupied Crimea on Might 3, with Russia's Air Pressure claiming it had intercepted 89 drones over the area, in addition to one other 23 drones over the Black Sea.
Kyiv often launches drone and missile assaults in the direction of occupied Crimea, a area that Moscow annexed within the midst of the EuroMaidan revolution of 2014.
The Kyiv IndependentAnna Fratsyvir
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