17 August 2023, Thursday, 10:51 425

AFU down enemy Ka-52 helicopter on Bakhmut axis

Editor: Roman Vaniyan

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shot down another Ka-52 attack helicopter of the russian occupation army. Another enemy "bird" was downed on the Bakhmut axes. The event at the front took place on the morning of August 17.

This follows from a statement by the commander of the Air Force of the AFU Mykola Oleshchuk, posted on Telegram.

According to him, the attack on the russian combat helicopter, also known as Alligator, was carried out by fighters of the anti-aircraft missile forces.

How dangerous is such a helicopter?

The Ka-2 Alligator helicopter is a new generation of russian reconnaissance and attack helicopters. The vehicle is capable of hitting armored and unarmored vehicles, manpower, and aerial targets on the battlefield.

The ideology of using the Mi-28 relies primarily on guided weapons, but the russians on such helicopters mainly perform the "dance of death," that is, shooting unguided aircraft missiles from a camber (when the pilot raises the nose of the machine at the time of the shot, so the shot becomes less accurate).

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, overnight into August 14, russian troops carried out several waves of attack drones and Kalibr cruise missiles, and all enemy targets were destroyed.

Also, overnight into August 14, the russian army again attacked Odesa with cruise missiles and kamikaze drones, which caused several fires in the city. It is also known about the wounded.