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For example, official documents state that
a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was damaged on
21 January this year. While flying at 220 km/h
at an altitude of 200 metres, the helicopter
began to rotate constantly to the left. When
the pilot was unable to stop the rotation by
steering, he attempted an emergency landing,
resulting in a crash.
Ukrainian court documents show that, on
22 February this year, a Westland Sea King
HU.5 helicopter with the tail number “White 51“,
belonging to the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade,
was seriously damaged (probably beyond
repair). Due to a malfunction, the aircraft
made an emergency landing near Mykolaiv
(presumably at the Kulbakino airbase),
sustaining damage and causing injuries
ranging from minor to moderate to the crew
members. This is the first loss of this type of
helicopter in Ukrainian service.
Two further losses are evident in
a documentary film released on Sunday
2 March. It shows the wrecks of two
Su-25M1 aircraft with the tail numbers
“Blue 21“ and “Blue 23“. The footage was
shot at the Kulbakino base in autumn 2024.
Both aircraft were destroyed prior to this
date. However, the circumstances of their
destruction remain unclear, as does the
question of whether they were destroyed at
the base or elsewhere and their wrecks were
subsequently transported there.
Drone footage dated March 24 showing HIMARS rocket strikes on four Russian helicopters near the town of Ivnya in Belgorod region.
Aftermath of the March 24 attack on four Russian helicopters — all were riddled with shrapnel
and damaged beyond repair.
Wrecks of the Ukrainian Su-25M1 aircraft
with tail numbers “blue 21” and “blue 23”
at the Kulbakino airbase. The footage was
filmed in fall 2024 and recently released
in a documentary.
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