Watch moment Ukraine blows 4 Putin choppers worth £68m to bits ‘using US missiles’ near newly invaded Russian territory

Sun UK ^ | 3/24/2025 | Will Stewart Harvey Geh

[marcusmaximus]

THIS is the dramatic moment Ukrainian forces obliterate four of Mad Vlad's military helicopters inside a hidden Russian airstrip.

Extraordinary aerial footage showed four choppers worth £68million combined being decimated by US-made missiles in the Belgorod region.

In the tense video footage, Russian choppers are spotted and located by the overhead camera.

The enemy vehicles are highlighted, before laser-fast strikes rain down and demolish them.

Large explosions can be seen as they are spectacularly obliterated one at a time.

Kyiv's military said that they had destroyed two Mi-8 and two Ka-52s helicopters.

[kiryandil]

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[Brian Griffin]

WIKI

The Mil Mi-8 (Russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. Russian production of the aircraft model still continues as of 2024. In addition to its most common role as a transport helicopter, the Mi-8 is also used as an airborne command post, armed gunship, and reconnaissance platform.

The Mi-8 is the world’s most-produced helicopter, with over 17,000 units used by over 50 countries.

During an official visit to the United States in September 1959, Nikita Khrushchev took a flight in the S-58 presidential helicopter for the first time and was reportedly extremely impressed. On Khrushchev’s return, he ordered the creation of a similar helicopter, which was to be ready for the return visit by the American president, to save face.

Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer)
Capacity: 24 passengers or 12 stretchers and seat for 1 medical attendant or 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) on internal/external hardpoints
Length: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Empty weight: 7,100 kg (15,653 lb)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-8

[kiryandil]

Ukrainian assault mimes!!!

[kiryandil]

What General Lapin doink?

Tell your mom to tell you to stop leavink your Special Belgorod Sock on the computer desk.

[kiryandil]

Your Momz of course.

       

[Brian Griffin]

As the most advanced helicopter in their arsenal, the Ka-52 has been assigned to take on a wide array of targets, including armored vehicles and fortified positions. This heightened level of deployment naturally increases its exposure to Ukrainian air defenses, particularly portable air-defense systems [MANPADS] like Stingers and Iglas, which are extensively used by Ukrainian forces.

Secondly, the Ka-52’s low-altitude operational strategy, while practical for evading radar detection, makes it more susceptible to short-range air defenses and anti-aircraft weapons. Ukrainian forces, reinforced by Western-supplied systems, have adeptly exploited this vulnerability.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/09/10/russian-ka-52-alligator-has-become-an-air-force-nightmare/

[alexander_busek]

Too bad they don’t hit Germany as well...

You are a vile, evil-minded person, to wish destruction upon one of our staunch NATO allies.

One may argue all one wishes that some NATO members are not carrying their weight, etc. - but to wish that they be struck by Putin's rocket-bombs is a new low.

Perhaps you'd like to reconsider your statement.

[ransomnote]

HIMARS launchers rely on U.S. intelligence, but their use is thought to have been hampered by Washington's recent suspension of intelligence sharing.

When I saw that HIMARS were used, I recall that the US supplies American operators for HIMAR launchers. So likely Western assets shot down those helicopters. The US was still sharing intel with NATO - if NATO gave this info to Ukraine, information sharing will stop.

[ransomnote]

It’s odd to see Ukraine losing and dying for no reason at the same time the MSM makes a huge deal over...war. Yes helicopters are shot down, soldiers die, tanks are destroyed. But Ukraine and it’s handlers act like they are the first military to shoot-down. I think it’s because they’ve been losing so long that 4 helicopters must feel like they are winning, when they are still losing. It’s not like Ukrainian troops stopped dying because those helos were shot down. It’s that Zelensky doesn’t care about his soldiers so shooting down Helos is win-win.

[bobbo666]

The SUNUK is the same rag that cheers when Brit gov’mt jails English for protesting/commenting on how imported thugs murder/rape little girls.
The same outfit.

So now, they are cheering on Ukraine thugs.

[MotorCityBuck]

😂👍

[Bikkuri]

Of course I wouldn’t want that to happen to ANY country, but it makes as much sense as Zeeper posts.

[NFHale]

Understood.

Doesn’t change the fact that war is hell; people die. And the people that START wars never seem to be the ones dying.

Those chopper jockeys never knew what hit them.

[norsky]

Your really gonna be depressed when the killing stops. Join Antifa or BLM for your next fix.