In the Kursk region of Russia, a Russian Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ attack helicopter, valued at approximately $16 million, was shot down by Ukrainian forces using an RBS-70 man-portable air defence system (MANPADS).
The incident was captured on video, showing the moment of the helicopter’s downing by soldiers from Ukraine’s 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade.
The Ukrainian military displayed the remains of a Russian attack helicopter that was shot down in the Kursk region.
The press service of the Ukrainian Air Force published the photo of the wreckage of the Russian aircraft. The Ka-52 helicopter was hit during a combat mission by a man-portable air defense system.
The fact that the pile of charred remains belongs to this helicopter is also evidenced by an element of the tail section, which can be easily recognized by the camouflage code and the standard color of the Russian Air Force.
According to Telegram channels related to Russian aviation, the entire crew of the Ka-52, consisting of a pilot and a navigator-operator, was killed.
The Russian helicopter was hit near the Russian-Ukrainian border and crashed just 1,5 kilometers away. The site is located 2 kilometers east of the village of Oleshnya, Kursk region.
A few days earlier, during the Kursk operation, the Ukrainian military shot down another attack helicopter of this type, the loss of which was confirmed elsewhere.
Propaganda channels on social networks reported that on August 6, a Ka-52 helicopter made an emergency landing after being hit by an anti-aircraft missile.
As a result, the commander of the helicopter died, and the navigator was seriously injured and hospitalized. For the first time, modified attack drones were used in air defense in the Kursk region in addition to traditional anti-aircraft weapons.
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