FPV drone strikes Russian Mi-28 helicopter in Kursk Oblast
Pravda Ukraine
A kamikaze FPV drone has damaged a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter in Kursk Oblast on 6 August.
Source: Militarnyi web portal, having analysed posts by a number of Russian military personnel on Telegram
Details: In particular, blogger Aleksey Zemtsov, who runs the Voevoda Veshchaet (Voyevoda Broadcasts) Telegram channel, reported the damage dealt to the helicopter.
He did not specify the model, only noted that after the attack, the crew managed to divert and land the aircraft.
Zemtsov claimed that the crew were alive and the helicopter was sent for repair.
It is also reported that closed Telegram channels have posted videos and still images of the FPV drone hitting the tail of the helicopter. They also write that the tail section resembles that of a Mi-28.
For reference: The Mi-28 is an attack helicopter designed to search for and destroy enemy armoured vehicles, air targets and manpower.
Background:
- On 6 August, Russian authorities claimed that the Ukrainians had launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence later reported that Russian reserve troops had been deployed on the Russian-Ukrainian border in Kursk Oblast.
- The military analysis project DeepState has released photos of military equipment that was likely destroyed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian troops reportedly broke through the border today, 6 August. Among the destroyed equipment was, in particular, a Ka-52 helicopter.
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