drone, Russia and Black Sea

Ukrainian drone boats destroy Russian helicopters in Black Sea clash
Missile-toting drone boats blew up two Russian helicopters and damaged a third in a Black Sea skirmish. Why it matters: Ukrainian outlets said the shoot-downs were world firsts. Engagements like this — especially with video evidence — leave little room for drone warfare naysayers.
Fewer Russian aircraft fly over Black Sea after Ukrainian Magura drones destroyed Russian helicopters, Ukrainian Navy says
Russia has scaled back the frequency of helicopter flights over the Black Sea after Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) downed two Russian helicopters on the night of 30-31 December. Source: Dmytro Pletenchuk,
Ukraine says it has a new type of river drone to spy on and take out Russian boats
Hard Cat, a Ukrainian drone maker, told Business Insider that the uncrewed drone, the Black Widow 2, can take out surface targets like small boats.
Ukraine's drone tactics reshape Black Sea conflict
The Russian Black Sea Fleet was defeated in an encounter with a country practically devoid of warships. The key turned out to be essentially armed, remote-controlled Ukrainian watercraft, which continue to evolve.
Ukraine Claims Its Drone Boats Are Now Launching Kamikaze FPV Drones At Russian Shore Targets
Ukraine has claimed that it’s successfully used uncrewed surface vessels (USV), better known as drone boats, to launch aerial drones against Russian targets for the first time. According to Ukrainian authorities,
Ukraine says its unusual missile-armed sea drones have scored hits on multiple Russian helicopters in the Black Sea
Ukraine's military intelligence agency said its naval drones hit three Russian helicopters and destroyed two of them during an operation this week.
Ukrainian Naval Drone Strikes Russian Helicopters in Black Sea Drama
Ukrainian military intelligence claims a naval drone destroyed a Russian helicopter and damaged another near Crimea's Cape Tarkhankut. This event marks the first air target downed by a Ukrainian naval drone,
Ukrainian Naval Drone Destroys Russian Helicopter in Historic Strike: Kyiv
Ukraine has made history by downing a Russian helicopter with a naval drone for the first time, shifting the landscape of the war.
"I'm Hit, Going Down": Ukraine Drone Destroys Russian Chopper For First Time
In a battle near Cape Tarkhankut on Crimea's west coast on Tuesday, a Magura V5 maritime drone equipped with missiles hit a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, Ukraine's GUR spy agency said on Telegram. GUR said it was the first time a Ukrainian naval drone had downed an air target.
Ukraine Claims Its Drone Boat Shot Down A Russian Mi-8 Helicopter With A Surface-To-Air Missile
Ukraine says it has used an adapted air-to-air missile fired from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), better known as a drone boat, to down a Russian Mi-8 Hip helicopter over the Black Sea earlier today.
Ukrainian Magura V5s Take Out Three Russian Helicopters
Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reported historic use of naval drone to take down Russian Mi-8 helicopters on New Year's Eve.
Putin’s helicopter blasted using breakthrough sea drone in ‘world first’
One of Vladimir Putin ’s twin-turbine helicopters has been shot down by Ukraine using a Magura V5 sea drone over the Black ...