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(GUR), they burned two helicopters, a Kamov
and a Mi-28. Satellite imagery later revealed
a burn site where Ka-27 helicopters usually
stood.
On Tuesday, July 23, a Russian Su-25 attack
aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air
missile from the 110th Mechanized Brigade
of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The incident
occurred near the village of Troitske in the
Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region. The
event was also recorded on video, and the
Russian pilot successfully ejected.
On Wednesday, July 24, Ukrainian saboteurs
struck again, this time destroying a Mi-8
helicopter at the Kryazh base in Samara,
Russia.
On Thursday, July 25, a Russian Mi-28
helicopter from the 332nd Independent
Helicopter Regiment crashed. Although
the crash occurred near the village of
Klenki in the Kaluga region, deep inside
Russia, it was related to the war in Ukraine.
The helicopter was returning from a mission
to hunt down attacking Ukrainian drones in
the Bryansk region near the Ukrainian border.
It is speculated that the aircraft fell victim to
friendly fire from its own air defense. Both
crew members died in the crash.
On Friday, July 26, early in the morning,
Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on
the Saki base in Crimea. One Su-30SM fighter
jet from the 43rd Independent Naval Assault
Aviation Regiment was destroyed, and two
others were damaged.
On Saturday, July 27, a Su-34 fighter-
bomber crashed in the Volgograd region of
Russia. Both crew members ejected safely.
The aircraft likely took off from the Marinovka
base and was heavily used in attacks against
Ukraine. Such intensive operations have led to
significant wear and tear of the equipment and
high stress on the pilots.
The last, and the most significant loss
occurred on the final day of the observed period.
On Wednesday, July 31, a Mi-8MTV-2 helicopter
with the registration RF-34255 and tail number
"Yellow 59" was hit on the ground in the Donetsk
region by a Ukrainian missile (ATACMS or
HIMARS). The helicopter belonged to the 6th
Independent Special-Purpose Squadron of the
Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya). It was
loaded with wounded soldiers, and 20 people,
including at least one crew member, died in the
attack.
Skyeton K-10 Swift with registration UR
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KAI, which crashed on July 27.
Another Ukrainian sabotage attack took place on July 24
at the Kryazh base. A Mi-8 was set on fire.
On July 21, two Russian helicopters burnt
at the Tomilino base near Moscow.
The crash of a Su-34, which occurred on July 27. On July 31, 20 soldiers died in the Russian
Mi-8 helicopter that was destroyed on the ground.
Yuriy Kapustenskyi in front of the UR
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KAI,
in which he died.
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