Ukrainian Armed Forces down Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter
Soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter worth approximately $16 million, the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade reported on Telegram on May 13.
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"We thank the fighters of the anti-aircraft missile and artillery division for their work," the brigade commented.
The military probably destroyed a Russian helicopter in the east of Ukraine, because the brigade is fighting in the Pokrovsk sector.
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According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia has already lost 325 helicopters since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine as of May 13.
The Defense Forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter, better known as the Alligator, using a Javelin on March 27. Ukrainian military had destroyed a Ka-52 in the Tavria sector in February.
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