“According to the GUR data, on December 31, naval drones hit two and not one Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian armyβ, β write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“According to the updated data, as a result of the successful operation of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the Black Sea near the temporarily occupied Crimea on December 31, 2024, the special forces of the Group 13 unit destroyed two Russian Mi-8 helicopters with the help of Magura V5 naval drones equipped with missiles. According to preliminary information, the crews of the specified enemy planes were also eliminated,” the January 2 post reads.
According to the GUR, another Russian helicopter was damaged by fire and was able to land after being knocked down.
On December 31, scouts reported that a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed during the battle in the Black Sea in the area of ββCape Tarkhankut of the temporarily occupied Crimea as a result of the use of P-73 SeeDragon missiles. Another similar Russian helicopter, as added in intelligence, was damaged by fire and was able to reach the base airfield.
The Russian side does not comment on this message. Usually, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not confirm hits on military facilities. The editorial staff of Radio Svoboda cannot independently verify this data.
As reported by the correspondent of the Radio Liberty – Krym.Realii project, on the night of December 31, the city of Sevastopol in the occupied Crimea was attacked.
Starting from August 2022, the sounds of explosions can be heard in Crimea almost every day. The Russian authorities explain this by shooting at “Ukrainian drones”, “air defense work” or exercises of the Russian military. Serhii Aksyonov, the leader of the Russian-controlled Crimea, called drones the “main threat” to Crimea.