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Let’s throw in a bit of victory — we were looking for one thing, but found something even better.

DIU sea drones and a historic battle in the Black Sea.

On December 31, 2024, fighters of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine's special unit “Group 13” became the first in the world to destroy an aerial target using a Magura V5 sea drone equipped with missile armament.

We all remember that video and the whining of Russian war correspondents about “nikagda takoy bol’shoy poteri ne byla” (they’re squealing again — because in the early days of the invasion, you were getting wrecked nonstop).

And recently, information surfaced confirming the death of 15 pilots and crew members that day.

Solid numbers. Magura and Sea Baby — the best unmanned sea drones in the world. They've taken out most of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, helicopters, aircraft, and now serve as effective platforms for kamikaze UAVs.

Big thanks to DIU and the SSU for your work.

https://t.me/exilenova_plus/8513?single

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Uff, i remember ukrainian sources saying that they could have destroyed 2 or 3 planes... 15 pilots meaning they destroyed even more planes or am I reading this wrong?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Only two helicopters were confirmed to be destroyed and I wouldn't expect more than 5 crew each, so there was likely a third unreported loss.

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