The world's first naval drone to sink a warship. A multi-purpose unmanned surface vehicle (USV) operated by Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) — credited with destroying Russian Black Sea Fleet assets and forcing the fleet to redeploy from Sevastopol.
| Slug | magura-v5 |
| Operators | 🇺🇦 UA (HUR, 385th USV Brigade) |
| Role | Unmanned surface vehicle (strike + anti-air) |
| Mass | <1,000 kg |
| Length | 5.5 m |
| Payload | Up to 300 kg explosive or Sea Dragon SAM (modified R-73 air-to-air missile) |
| Range | up to 800 km |
| Max speed | 78 km/h |
| Guidance | GNSS + inertial + visual |
| Variants | MAGURA V5, V7, Sea Baby, Mamai (related family) |
| Sources | Wikipedia · USNI Proceedings · hisutton.com |
Per the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, MAGURA V5 carries:
- Autopilot
- Video subsystems (multiple cameras)
- Night-vision optics
- Redundant communication modules
- Combat module
- Mesh radio with aerial repeater or satellite link
- May 2023 — Damaged Ivan Khurs (Yuriy Ivanov-class).
- 2023-2024 — Sank multiple Project 22160 patrol ships.
- 2025 — Equipped with Sea Dragon SAM (modified R-73) capable of shooting down low-flying helicopters and drones — first USV with surface-to-air capability.
MAGURA V5 forced the Russian Black Sea Fleet out of Sevastopol — a strategic outcome achieved by a drone class costing a fraction of its targets. The "Sea Dragon" upgrade demonstrates that unmanned surface combatants can now host anti-air weapons, breaking the helicopter-vs-USV asymmetry Russia previously exploited.
- Sea Baby (Ukrainian SBU)
- Mamai (multi-purpose surface system)
- Sargan-3000 (multipurpose combat USV)