MAGURA V5 (Maritime Autonomous Guard Unmanned Robotic Apparatus V-type) is a Ukrainian multi-purpose surface unmanned boat capable of performing various tasks: surveillance, reconnaissance, patrolling, search and rescue, mine countermeasures, maritime security, and combat missions.[1]
Development[edit]
In November 2022, the Ukrainian government announced the development of a Ukrainian combat surface drone with a range of up to 800 km.[2] The boat was first presented at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), which took place from July 25 to 28, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey.[3] On July 29, 2023, a CNN report confirmed that the MAGURA V5 kamikaze boat already exists not only as an exhibition model, but also as a system that is fully operational.[4]
Operational use[edit]
In November 2023 in one documented operational use of the drones, two landing craft docked at a Russian Navy base in Chornomorske, in western Crimea were destroyed.[5]
In early 2024 LTG Budanov indicated several MAGURA V5s were responsible for the sinking of the Russian Tarantul-III class missile corvette Ivanovets.[6]
On 14 February 2024, several MAGURA V5 drones were purportedly used to attack and sink the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov near the coastal city of Alupka in Russian-occupied Crimea.[7]
