US EditionUkraine says it shot down Russian fighter jet from sea drone for first time
- Ukraine downed two Russian Su-30 fighter jets over the Black Sea on May 2, 2025, near Novorossiysk in western Russia.
- The jets were struck by air-to-air missiles launched from Magura-7 naval drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence unit Group 13.
- One jet was brought down over the sea and its crew was saved by civilians, while the other was destroyed during an attack on military targets, with its crew presumed dead.
- Each Su-30 multirole fighter costs about $50 million, and Ukraine hailed the strike as the first time crewed combat aircraft have been downed by missile-fired naval drones.
- This incident demonstrates Ukraine’s enhanced naval drone capabilities, marking a new form of aerial defense that could further limit Russia’s Black Sea operations.
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