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UKRAINE has destroyed one of Vladimir Putin’s prized fighter jets using its new missile-armed sea drones in a historic first.
Incredible footage captured the moment the £38million Russian Su-30 military aircraft was downed over the Black Sea.
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The moment the Russian Su-30 military aircraft was downed over the Black Sea[/caption]
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The jet pictured seconds before it hit the sea[/caption]
Ukraine‘s GUR military intelligence agency celebrated the remarkable strike – hailing it as the first time in history that a warplane was destroyed by a sea drone.
It said the enemy combat jet was targeted by a Ukrainian unit called Group 13 on Friday.
They used a new Magura V5 – an uncrewed naval drone – to launch the strike over Novorossiysk, a major Russian port city on the Black Sea.
Footage released by Kyiv shows the moment the sea drone latches onto the fighter jet and takes aim.
It fires directly up in the air and blasts the warplane in a huge explosion.
Putin’s jet is then seen tumbling through the sky as it plummets towards the sea in charred pieces.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence shared the clip and said: “War at sea is entering a new era.”
Russia has not commented on Ukraine’s claim – but a Russian blogger believed to be close to the Defence Ministry said the jet had been shot down.
The blogger, who goes by the name Rybar, wrote on Telegram: “An Su-30 naval aviation fighter jet was shot down by the Ukrainian side 50 kilometres west of Novorossiisk.
“This was done from an uncrewed boat… the pilots ejected and were picked up by civilian sailors. Both are alive, and to hell with the plane.”
The fighting over Ukrainian territory inland has continued to intensify in recent days – despite peace talks continuing.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia pounded Kharkiv with drone strikes overnight.
Over 40 civilians were injured with emergency crews rushing to put out fires and rescue those trapped in collapsed buildings.
The president shared a video of the strikes and said: “Russia is striking residential areas precisely when Ukrainians are at home, when they are putting their children to bed.
“Only fiends could give such orders and carry them out.
“While the world hesitates with decisions, nearly every night in Ukraine turns into a nightmare, costing lives.”
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A Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet[/caption]
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia pounded Kharkiv with drone strikes overnight[/caption]
The latest attacks came just hours after Trump announced that the US will no longer act as the mediator to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
They said the decision has been made after Putin refused to accept a full ceasefire and instead offered a short three-day truce.
America said the country is changing “the methodology of how we contribute” to the talks and will no longer “fly around the world at the drop of a hat” for meetings.
WEAVING and gliding unseen and unheard through dark waters, Ukraine’s naval drones have become Russia’s greatest menace in the Black Sea.
Without any real functioning navy of its own, Ukraine has managed to wipe out a third of Russia’s once fearsome Black Sea Fleet – including a submarine – and the rest appears to be on the run.
Kyiv’s specially-designed marine drones heavily laden with explosives have been blasting Russian targets, blowing up to £100million vessels out the water and even attacking Putin’s prized bridge to Crimea.
Remotely piloted using GPS and cameras, the lethal semi-submersibles are guided towards their targets and detonate on impact.
And almost every major hit has been perfectly captured on PoV footage onboard, serving up repeated humiliations for the Kremlin.
An SBU general, whose call sign is ‘Hunter’, told The Sun how marine drones have helped turn the tides of the Black Sea battle in Ukraine’s favour.
He said: “At the start of the full-scale invasion, control over the Black Sea gave Russia significant advantages, including a fire control over the Ukrainian coast and the ability to blockade our trade routes.
“That’s why President of Ukraine Voloydmyr Zelensky set us a task – end Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea.”
The general added: “Unmanned surface vehicles have changed the course of naval warfare.”
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Firefighters extinguish a blaze after a Russian drone strike on Kharkiv[/caption]
A burnt-out car sits on the road after a Russian drone strike on KharkivGetty