Summary
Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency announced the destruction of a Russian Su-30 fighter jet by a missile launched from a seaborne drone, marking the first known downing of a combat plane by such a device. This incident occurred over waters near Novorossiisk, a significant Russian Black Sea port, and was executed by a unit called Group 13. Following the attack, a state of emergency was declared in Novorossiisk due to additional drone strikes that injured five people and damaged local infrastructure.