A Ukrainian naval drone has become the first in the world to destroy a Su-30 fighter jet. The fighter was shot down by soldiers of the Main Intelligence Directorate in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Details of the damage were reported on the GUR Telegram channel.
"For the first time in the world, GUR soldiers destroyed an enemy combat aircraft with a strike from a Magura sea drone. On May 2, 2025, a special unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine and the Defense Forces of Ukraine, eliminated a Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea, " Ukrainian intelligence reports, noting the uniqueness of the defeat: "This is the first destruction of a combat aircraft by a sea drone in the world."
The historic strike was carried out by soldiers of the special forces unit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Group 13 with a Magura unmanned maritime platform missile.
The plane was hit in the waters near the port in the city of Novorossiysk. The multi-role Russian fighter, whose estimated cost is about $50 million, burst into flames in the air and eventually fell into the sea.
Recall that earlier, Russian propagandists began publishing the first reports complaining about the downing of the fighter jet.