According to the Ukrainian military, a Russian attack helicopter was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.
The Ukrainian Shock Forces Command said that units of its 80th commando assault brigade shot down a Russian Mi-24 helicopter in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine.
The High Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also posted a video allegedly showing a Ukrainian paratrooper shooting down a Russian attack helicopter.
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The video shows a Ukrainian soldier with a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile system standing by some trees. He fires his weapon and the cameraman zooms in, revealing what appears to be a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter in the distance.
The Post also received a statement from the soldiers: “This is the sky of Ukraine!” And enemy aviation has no place here.”
Oryx blog, statistics on damage of Russian military equipment in Ukraine based on photos sent from the front lines, reported The Russian armed forces have lost at least eight Mi-24/35 HIND attack helicopters since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
