Hunting scene over the Kursk region
Ukrainian kamikaze drone hits Russian helicopter
08.08.2024, 17:47
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Ukrainian troops are advancing in the Russian border region of Kursk. During the fighting, a combat helicopter is attacked by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone. A video shows the incident.
A video has appeared on the Internet showing the apparently successful attack of a Ukrainian FPV (First Person View) drone on a Russian military helicopter. As the pro-Ukrainian portal Defense Express writes, it is the first visually confirmed incident of this kind.
The roughly 30-second-long compilation was published on Telegram and Twitter by Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko, among others. According to the information, the video comes from a special unit of the domestic secret service SBU and is said to have been shot on Tuesday in the Russian border region of Kursk, where Ukrainian troops are currently conducting offensive operations.
You can see a kamikaze drone crashing into the tail rotor of a Russian Mi-28 helicopter. The broadcast ends shortly before the impact. The clip also shows two other shots, each of which shows a Ukrainian drone chasing a helicopter. It is unclear whether this is the same incident.
Sternenko does not write about the fate of the helicopter and its crew. However, Russian war blogger Aleksei Zemtsow reported on Tuesday evening that a helicopter had been damaged in the air. The crew was able to land the plane safely and is fine. It is not known whether this is the Mi-28 from the video.
A source within the SBU described the attack to the Kyiv Independent portal as a “unique special operation in military history.” “The SBU has once again demonstrated a high level of professionalism, creativity and innovation in destroying the enemy. We still have many unexpected surprises in store for Russia,” the official added.
The fact that Ukrainian drone pilots are also targeting Russian helicopters is nothing new. Last September, a kamikaze drone tried unsuccessfully to Ka-52 combat helicopter Recent reports of a Russian Mi-8 being damaged by a drone have not yet been visually confirmed.