Moscow has lost 312 helicopters since the start of all-out war in February 2022, Ukraine's General Staff said on Tuesday.
Kyiv has shot down one of Russia's prized Ka-52"Alligator" helicopters using a man-portable air defense system close to the southern front lines, according to Ukraine's military.
In an update posted to social media on Tuesday morning, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said a Ka-52 helicopter had been downed in the past 24 hours, without specifying additional details.cannot independently verify battlefield reports, and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.being shot down by Kyiv forces.
In late July, the British Defense Ministry said the Kremlin's fighters had likely lost around 40 of the Ka-52s in Ukraine, but that the helicopters have"imposed a heavy cost on Ukraine."could not independently verify these figures. "In recent months, Russia has highly likely augmented the force in the south with at least a small number of brand new, Ka-52M variants: a heavily modified aircraft, informed by lessons from Russia's experience in Syria," the British Defense Ministry added.
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