Ukrainian defenders down Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter this morning
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 08:24
Ukrainian Defenders destroyed a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter on the morning of 17 August.
Source: Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, on Telegram
Quote: "One less Russian Ka-52 on the Bakhmut front this morning! Thanks to the air defence unit of the Air Force for a successful combat operation!"
Details: Yurii Ihnat, Spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force, said on the national joint 24/7 newscast it happened at around 06:00 in the morning.
Background:
- Earlier this morning, on 17 August, the General Staff of the Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Ukraine’s Armed Forces have destroyed 314 Russian helicopters since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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