OR Ukraine claims that it destroyed a Russian fighter Su-30 with a rocket launched by a marine unmanned aerial vehicle (drone), as announced today (03.05.25) by the Ukrainian Army Intelligence Service.
According to Ukraine’s service, this is the first dropping of a marine drone fighter aircraft in the world.
In a statement uploaded to social media, he said that the fighter was dismissed by an army intelligence unit called Group 13 yesterday, Friday, over the sea near Novorossisk, an important Russian city – port in the Black Sea.
Ukraine, which has much fewer men and weapons from Russia’s largest and richest opponent, has turned to war operations using drones in the air and at sea in order to counteract the war that began more than three years ago.
‼ For the first time in history, a warplane was destroyed by a sea drone.
On May 2, @Di_ukraine together with @ServiceSsu destroyed a russian Su-30 fighter jet near Novorossiysk with a Magura V5 naval drone.
War at sea is entering a new era. pic.twitter.com/qFTxseh0co
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) May 3, 2025
Ukraine’s marine drones, which are much cheaper and smaller than conventional ships, have caused destroying the Russian fleet of the Black Sea.
Ukraine has said that it has rejected a Russian military helicopter in December 2024 with a rocket launched by a marine drone of this type.