The enemy crew missed: the expert explained how the sea drone Magura destroyed the Su-30 RF aircraft

It is said that the enemy could not predict that a Ukrainian excess drone used for strokes on marine bays and ships can also be used as a system for interception of aircraft," the expert said. He noted that, aware of a considerable number of launched sea drones, the invaders did not use helicopter to counteract, because previously had a negative experience, when on December 31, 2024, Magura's marine drones for the first time destroyed 2 Russian Mi-8 military helicopters.

This time, they were up to the speed of fighters, calculating that due to the high speed of the aircraft, excess drones will not be able to intercept and calculated them. "If you analyze the released GUR video, it becomes clear that this is not one naval drone and launched rockets. It is about the distribution of tasks between drones. This is what will be in the war of the future, when ground robotic complexes, reconnaissance drones, shock drones, etc. , will be used.

Anatoly Khrapchinsky added that the AIM-9 Sidewinder rocket used had a passive infrared head of self-esteem, which responds to the heat trace of the engine and does not require external illumination. The Su-30 fighter could perform the rocket evasion maneuver, but the capture of the air target and the launch of the rocket was carried out at such an angle that it allowed to hit the Russian plane. "This is an incredible work.

Such a capture of the goal can happen either at its thermal trace or visually.

Therefore, in the case of the defeat of the enemy Su-30 on the spot, the right decision was made, the choice of the starting angle, the time of launch, the distribution of roles between drones, which made it possible to intercept the Russian plane," He recalled that in this way Magura had already intercepted enemy helicopters, which is why the Russians decided to increase speed to prevent the defense forces to intercept air objects, and since the sea drone is relatively small, in order to hit it the aircraft must work at low altitudes.

"However, even if the enemy took into account his previous mistakes with helicopters, and decided to bet on speed, it is like to capture and work out such a goal as excess drone, you need to go down to a low height. In the case of SO-30, the launch of the rocket and a plane and a plane.

Anatoly Khrapchynsky explains that the case of Magura was small distances, so the Russian crew was just lost at some point, because even if he received a signal that a rocket was flying on the plane, the pilots would not understand immediately where the danger was coming from, because the rocket could be laid out. To perceive a missile notification for an error. However, the crew managed to catapult, confirming the assumption that the explosion was near the engine.

"And as for me, this is the next step that will help us solve the issue when hostile aviation is struck from the air on the frontline and border. After all, send a group of fighters who would safely work in this area with portable anti-aircraft missile complexes (MSC), it will be difficult to take a place. The plane or the helicopter is quite real, ”the expert says.