The Ukrainian Air Force showed a spectacular video of Mi-24V and Mi-17 attack helicopters
The Ukrainian Air Force has several attack helicopters in service, which were received from Western partners.
What we know
A new video shows the firing operation of Mi-24B and Mi-17, aka Mi-8 helicopters. They are operating in the south of Ukraine. The video demonstrates that both models carry a limited combat load - two blocks of 80 mm C-80 unguided aerial missiles.
Ukrainian Mi-24 and Mi-8 operations from a forward base pic.twitter.com/1iYrR01Nrk
- OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 6, 2022
Mi-24V helicopters have arrived to Ukraine from the Czech Republic. Their use was confirmed by the command of the Air Forces in mid-July. As for the Mi-17s, they were handed over to us by the United States. Earlier the helicopters belonged to the National Army of Afghanistan.
Source: @ Osinttechnikal
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