Ukraine shoots down 4 Russian helicopters in just 18 minutes - New York Post

Ukraine claimed Wednesday that it changeable down astatine slightest 4 Russian helicopters — perchance Ka-52s nicknamed “Alligators” — successful a span of conscionable 18 minutes.

“From 08:40 to 08:58 connected October 12, anti-aircraft rocket units of the Air Force destroyed astatine slightest 4 force onslaught helicopters (probably Ka-52s), which were providing occurrence enactment to the crushed concern forces successful the confederate direction,” the air unit said connected its Telegram channel.

According to preliminary reports, 1 of the downed choppers crashed successful an unspecified portion of confederate Ukraine that had been precocious reclaimed by Kyiv’s forces from the Russians, portion the different 3 landed determination down the beforehand line.

The aerial unit besides revealed that Ukrainian forces fired connected 2 much Russian helicopters, truthful it’s imaginable the fig of downed craft volition increase.

Ukraine said its forces connected Wednesday changeable down astatine slightest 4 Russian onslaught helicopters — apt Ka-52s (pictured) — successful a span of conscionable 18 minutes. REUTERS

The remains of a Russian chopper prevarication successful a bomb-cratered tract successful Biskvitne, Ukraine, successful May. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense trolled the Russian subject by tweeting: “Productive morning, Ukrainian style. Today, successful conscionable 18 minutes, work members of #UAarmy changeable down 4 state [sic] helicopters that were spoiling beauteous autumn skies successful the southbound of Ukraine.

“No spot for Alligators here. The section clime is hostile towards them.”

Ukraine’s aerial unit says that since the commencement of the war, Kyiv’s forces person downed astatine slightest 235 Russian helicopters. Getty Images

The Ka-52 “Alligator” is simply a two-seat, all-weather onslaught helicopter, which was archetypal introduced successful Russia successful the precocious 1990s.

According to the Ukrainian military’s estimates, which The Post could not independently verify, since the commencement of the warfare connected Feb. 24, Kyiv’s forces person destroyed astir 235 force helicopters and 268 airplanes.