Ukrainian air defense shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter in the Donetsk Region.

The Air Force Command of Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this.

According to the Command, an enemy Ka-52 attack helicopter of the Russian invasion forces was shot down on August 15, in Donetsk Region, around 8:00 a.m., by a unit of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Ukrainian Air Force.

In addition, the Ukrainian servicemen released a video featuring the damaged enemy attack helicopter.

Video footage shows a helicopter in the air smoking during the flight.

The Ukrainian Air Force also noted that this was the third Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter neutralized in the last two days.

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“This was the third Ka-52 of Russians downed by the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the past two days,” stressed the Air Force Command of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter has the ability to carry out terrain reconnaissance, target designation, and coordination of the actions of a group of attack helicopters.

The aircraft is capable of hitting armored and unarmored vehicles, manpower, and air targets on the battlefield. The aircraft is a further development of the “Black Shark” Ka-50 helicopter.

Despite the Ka-52 helicopter having various modern missile defense systems, Ukrainian servicemen have repeatedly shot down Russian attack helicopters with various missile systems, even anti-tank ones.

Recently, the air defense of the Ukrainian Ground Forces neutralized a Russian reconnaissance drone.

The enemy “Orlan-10” drone was destroyed by a missile from the Osa air defense missile system in one of the actions on the front of the Russo-Ukrainian war.