Ukraine uses naval drones to strike land targets in Crimea

Ukrainian naval drones, previously used for sea attacks, have now been deployed to strike land targets in Russian-occupied Crimea. The GUR special unit "Group 13" successfully targeted a command vehicle for the "Podlyot" radar system and an "Identify Friend or Foe" (IFF) system called "Parol-4" in an operation conducted in late July.

"Magura" naval platforms, including FPV drone carriers, enabled the successful strikes against Russian land targets in Crimea, according to a statement on the GUR's Telegram channel. This marks a significant shift, as Ukrainian naval drones now pose a threat on land as well, a development described as a "cardinal shift of the battle into another dimension" by "Group 13" commander, identified by the call sign "Thirteen."

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Now Ukrainian naval drones "Magura" threaten Russian occupiers on land as well, and this is a "cardinal shift of the battle into another dimension."

The commander asserted that Russia will have no safe haven in Crimea, neither at sea, in the air above the Black Sea, nor on the land itself. "Crimea is Ukraine," he stated, reinforcing Ukraine's territorial claims.

The GUR also highlighted previous successes by "Group 13," which has reportedly destroyed nine Russian ships and damaged five at sea, along with three enemy helicopters destroyed and one damaged, and two Russian Black Sea Fleet destroyers eliminated. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, though conflict has persisted since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea.

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In total, our operations in the war against the Russian aggressor confirm that the invaders will have no place in Crimea, neither in the sea, nor in the sky above the Black Sea, nor on the land of Crimea. Crimea is Ukraine.