Magura platforms destroy Russian Pantsir-S1 system and military crane in Crimea – Ukraine's intelligence
"Another trophy for the Main Intelligence Directorate's Group 13 special unit in temporarily occupied Crimea: military intelligence operators burned a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense missile and gun system and the invaders' military crane," the statement said.
The destroyed Pantsir was worth an estimated 15 million US dollars.
According to intelligence officers, during the operation in early August 2026, they used Magura multifunctional maritime platforms carrying FPV drones to strike Russian ground targets.
Background
As reported earlier, specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate's Group 13 special unit carried out a successful operation in Crimea, hitting a command vehicle from the Podlyot radar system, as well as a friend-or-foe identification system — the Parol-4 radar interrogator.
It is worth noting that one of the new modifications of the Magura unmanned maritime platform already carries R-73 missiles. These are Soviet-made air-to-air missiles with an infrared homing system.
The R-73 missile is a short-range air-to-air weapon that can also be fired from land-based installations. It is self-guided, meaning it does not rely on radar or other navigation systems, as it has its thermal homing technology.
The specific shape of the tail distinguishes this missile on board the drone from the similar but earlier P-60.
On May 6, Ukraine's intelligence utilized a Magura V5 drone to successfully strike and demolish an adversary speedboat located in Crimea's Vuzka Bay.
Eventually, the intelligence clarified that they had sunk a Russian "Mongoose" 150 series boat in the Black Sea. These boats are rare in those waters.
Also, the head of Ukraine's intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, reported that the Russian missile boat "Ivanovets" was destroyed by Ukrainian-made MAGURA V5 naval drones on the night of February 1.
Furthermore, on February 14, the vast amphibious assault ship "Cesar Kunikov" was sunk near Alupka. Ukraine's intelligence "Group 13" successfully used Magura V5 drones in a covert operation to demolish the vessel. It is worth mentioning that this modern Russian ship was one of the latest additions to their naval fleet.
Finally, the Russian patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" of Project 22160 was also destroyed.
The first target of these surface drones was the Russian reconnaissance ship "Ivan Khurs."
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