Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy four Russian Ka-52 helicopters worth $64m in three days

The Ukrainian Air Force has shot down Russian Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance attack helicopters (NATO classification: Hokum B) for three days. A total of four helicopters were shot down during that period of time.

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On 16 June, the Air Force first wrote about the elimination of the Ka-52 Alligator. By the morning of 18 June, two more helicopters had been destroyed. Along with them, the air defence eliminated the Lancet kamikaze drone, four Shahed-131 / 136 drones and seven operational-level UAVs.

Finally, another Ka-52 Alligator was shot down on the evening of 18 June. Thus, in three days the Air Force destroyed four helicopters worth $64 million (the cost of one is about $16 million).

The Ka-52 can be called a relatively new aircraft. It was only adopted by the Russian army in 2011. Its maximum flight speed is 300 kilometers per hour. The helicopter can carry antitank missiles, 23-mm cannon blocks and unguided rockets.

Source: @kpszsu