Two Russian helicopters had been downed in a current strike by the Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval strike drones, Ukraine's navy intelligence company (HUR) reported on its Telegram channel.
HUR earlier reported on Dec. 31 that one in every of its items had downed an aerial goal with the Ukrainian-made Magura drone outfitted with SeeDragon missiles for the primary time, destroying one Russian Mi-8 helicopter and damaging one other helicopter.
In keeping with an up to date assertion by HUR printed on Jan. 2, two helicopters had been downed and was one broken within the assault. Russian propaganda channels admitted the lack of two helicopters earlier.
The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t independently confirm HUR’s claims.
The Magura drone has helped Ukraine push again towards Russia’s Black Sea Fleet by putting dozens of ships this 12 months. They’ve been in operation because the summer time of 2023.
The drone is ready to cowl a distance of greater than 800 kilometers (500 miles), attain a pace of 80 km/h (50 mph), and is able to carrying a 250-kilogram warhead. Every one is 5.5 meters lengthy and prices roughly Hr 10 million ($240,000).
In June, HUR introduced that the drones had been modified to function anti-aircraft missiles, presenting a critical menace to the Russian Air Pressure over the Black Sea.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova