drone, Russia and Black Sea

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.
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 flies 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 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.
Ukrainian naval drone-launched FPV drones hit Russian air defenses in world first, Ukraine says
As a result of the attack on Jan. 6, two Russian anti-missile Pantsir-S1 systems and one OSA anti-aircraft vehicle were reportedly damaged or destroyed in the occupied part of Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast.
Russian Helicopter Downed By Ukrainian Sea Drone, Says Kyiv
Ukrainian's military said it has downed a Russian helicopter for the first time with a missile launched from a new-generation sea drone. In a December 31 statement, Ukraine said a water-based drone on the Black Sea was responsible for the attack.
"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.
Russia's Black Sea Problems Are Getting Worse
Russia continues to suffer military defeats in the strategically vital Black Sea, one of Moscow's most crucial avenues for political and economic influence into the Mediterranean and beyond. Newsweek ...
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 ...