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Ukraine's sea drone successfully shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter jet near Novorossiysk, marking a first in maritime drone warfare.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a missile fired from a seaborne drone, Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said on Saturday, in what it said was the world's first downing of a combat plane by a maritime drone.
Its statement on social media said the fighter had been shot down by a military intelligence unit called Group 13 on Friday over waters near Novorossiysk, a major Russian port city on the Black Sea.
Outmanned and outgunned by its larger, wealthier Russian adversary, Ukraine has turned to drone warfare in the air and at sea as a way to fight back throughout the three years of full-scale war.
Ukraine's seaborne drones, which are much cheaper and smaller than conventional ships, have wrought havoc on Russia's Black Sea fleet.
Ukraine has previously said it shot down a Russian military helicopter in December 2024 using a missile fired from the same type of seaborne drone.
(Reporting by Max Hunder; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
The article discusses Ukraine using a sea drone to down a Russian fighter jet, marking a first in maritime drone warfare.
Ukraine used a missile fired from a seaborne drone to down the Russian Su-30 fighter jet.
The incident took place over waters near Novorossiysk, a major Russian port city on the Black Sea.
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