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Novorossiysk, a Magura V7 drone struck a Su-
30SM fighter jet from the 43rd Independent
Naval Attack Regiment of the Russian Navy.
Both pilots ejected and were rescued by
a civilian cargo ship passing by. The next day,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
announced that two Su-30 fighter jets had
been downed — one near Novorossiysk and
one over Crimea.
Ukrainian Drones in Action
Another major Ukrainian attack came on
Wednesday, May 7, involving 447 drones
and cruise missiles. Key military-industrial
targets were hit — a rocket launcher factory
in Tula and a fiber optics plant in Saransk.
Drones also struck the Kubinka and Shaykovka
airfields. There was a large economic impact
due to the closure of civilian airports, affecting
not only all four Moscow airports but also
those in Samara, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod,
and Perm. Passengers waited up to half a day,
and long lines of planes formed on runways.
A successful strike occurred on Sunday,
May 11, when Ukrainian missiles hit a Russian
command post in Rylsk, Kursk region.
According to local witnesses, the strike killed
many Russian soldiers. Among the dead was
Colonel Alexander Danilov, deputy commander
of the 40th Guards Marine Brigade, a veteran of
Syria and a recipient of the Hero of the Russian
Federation title.
During the night of Friday, May 16, Ukrainians
attacked several airfields and ammunition
depots in Crimea. The depot in Perevalne
continued to explode long after the strike.
On Sunday, May 25, Ukrainian drones hit
Migalovo airfield in Tver region. During the
attack, Russian air defenses nearly shot down
a civilian aircraft.
On Wednesday, May 28, Ukraine launched
a major strike involving about 300 drones.
Targets included the Kronstadt factory
in Dubna near Moscow (manufacturer of
various types of drones), the N. P. Fedorov
plant (aircraft and cruise missile parts), and
the Raduga company (maker of Ch-series
missiles). A microelectronics development and
production plant in Zelenograd was hit as well.
This photo of a Ukrainian Su-25 with AASM Hammer bombs was taken earlier this year.
Deployment of these bombs is continuously increasing
Wreckage of the Russian command post in Rylsk,
Kursk region.
Close-up of the AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles mounted
on the Magura V7 drone.
The shootdown of a Su-30SM near Novorossiysk, as seen through the camera of the Magura V7 naval drone.
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