Profile
- Type
- Unmanned surface vessel
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Service note
- Introduced publicly in 2023; combat use documented during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Aircraft & UAVs
MAGURA V5
The MAGURA V5 is a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel built for reconnaissance, patrol, mine-warfare, fleet-security, and strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Ukraine's best documented naval drones, used by Defence Intelligence units for long-range Black Sea attacks against Russian naval vessels.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- SpetsTechnoExport
- Built in
- Ukraine
Service History
- In service
- Operational use documented by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence from 2023 onward
- Used by
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Group 13
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Built by
- SpetsTechnoExport
- Built in
- Ukraine
Specifications
- Length
- 5.5 m
- Width
- 1.5 m
- Draft
- 0.4 m
- Payload
- Up to 320 kg
- Range
- 450 nautical miles
- Speed
- 22 knots cruise; 42 knots burst speed
- Connectivity
- Mesh radio with air-based repeater or satellite communications
- Roles
- Surveillance, reconnaissance, patrol, search and rescue, mine warfare, fleet security, and combat missions
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Operated by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence and Group 13 special unit as an explosive unmanned surface vessel in Black Sea attacks on Russian ships and small craft, including documented 2024 strikes against Ivanovets, Sergey Kotov, and KS-701 Tunets boats.
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MAGURA V5 Unmanned Surface Vessel BrochurePublisher: SpetsTechnoExport / IDEF exhibitor document | Note: Supports Ukrainian development background, mission roles, dimensions, payload, speed, range, and connectivity specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukraine's Magura V5 USV on the Stage at DSEI 2023Publisher: Naval News | Note: Provides defense-reporting context from DSEI 2023, including SpetsTechnoExport representation, combat-use background, mission roles, and technical specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukraine Presented Its MAGURA V5 Surface Drone at a Defense Exhibition in TurkeyPublisher: Babel | Note: Supports public introduction at IDEF 2023, SpetsTechnoExport presentation, mission roles, and general specification context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Naval Drones of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Dominate the Black SeaPublisher: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine | Note: Directly documents MAGURA V5 use by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence in Russia-Ukraine War Black Sea operations against Russian naval targets. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Stamp of Ukraine s2086.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the Ukrainian postage-stamp image depicting MAGURA V5; Commons identifies the file as public domain in Ukraine under the listed stamp exemption. | Accessed: 2026-06-20