Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone for the first time
Ukraine has claimed it shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter jet in the Black Sea using a seaborne drone for the first time.“This is the first time in the world that a combat aircraft has been destroyed by a marine drone,” the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said in a statement on Saturday, adding it “burst into flames in the air and eventually fell into the sea.” Ukraine’s military intelligence said one of its units destroyed the fighter jet on Friday with a Ukrainian Magura drone near the port of Novorossiysk - a key port city for Russia where Ukraine claims there are remnants of Russia’s Black Sea fleet.CNN could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims.Russia’s defense ministry has not commented on the incident, although the claim was backed up by a Russian military blogger. “The Ukrainians brought more than three dozen […]