On May 30, 2024, the Group 13 unit of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine successfully attacked the russian naval fleet in temporarily occupied Crimea using Ukrainian Magura V5 strike sea drones.
This special operation faced significant resistance. Russian forces in Crimea deployed combat aviation 32 times, utilizing the Su-27/30/35, MiG-29, Be-12, An-26 aircraft, Ka-27/29 and Mi-8 helicopters in an attempt to neutralize approaching Ukrainian sea drones.
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Additionally, russian forces resorted to chaotic use of small arms and 30 mm cannons. Despite these efforts, the Group 13 unit completed its mission successfully, destroying two russian boats preliminarily identified as the KS-701 Tunets high-speed transport and landing boats.
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