DIU’s naval drone hits invaders’ KS-701 “Tunets” boat

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine conducted an operation to destroy the Russian KS-701 “Tunets” boat near the village of Chornomorske.

Intelligence officials said that the operation involving naval drones had been conducted on the night of August 8-9.

MAGURA V5 naval drones of the Group 13 special unit were sent to destroy Russian maritime facilities in Crimea.

The Russians tried to stop the Ukrainian drones with the help of helicopters firing from heavy machine guns.

However, the naval drone managed to break through to the shores of Chornomorske and hit the Russian “Tunets” boat.

“Three other invaders’ boats were also damaged as a result of the operation. Their type is being determined,” the DIU added.

This is not the first KS-701 “Tunets” captured off the coast of the peninsula.

Earlier, two Russian boats of this type were destroyed by Ukrainian intelligence, and two more were damaged in May of this year.

Diesel boats with an aluminum hull of the KS-701 type are used by Russians in the occupied Crimea for patrolling and logistics.

The boat is 8.8 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and has a beam height of 1.2 meters. The total draft of the boat is 0.37 m. The boat can accommodate up to 6 people, and the crew consists of one person.

“In total, 18 maritime facilities of the Russian aggressor state were successfully hit with the help of Ukrainian-made MAGURA V5 naval drones, 9 of them were destroyed,” the DIU said.

The MAGURA V5 drone is controlled by a special portable remote control with screens and a set of keys and switches. The operator uses cameras to see the situation around the drone and can control it until the target is hit. For this purpose, the drone can carry up to 320 kilograms of explosives.