Putin's troops shoot down their OWN helicopter in Kherson after it mistakenly attacked them - as Ukraine cuts off Russian forces in the province by blowing up a bridge with US-supplied HIMARS missiles

Daily Mail ^ | 7/27/2022 | Jack Newman

[marcusmaximus]

Putin's blundering forces have shot down their own helicopter in Ukraine after it mistakenly started firing at its own troops.

The Ka-52 'Alligator' helicopter, which costs an estimated £12million, was gunned down in Kherson, Ukraine's General Staff revealed.

The military bosses joked it was a 'gesture of goodwill' from the invading forces.

They reported that three of the helicopters were flown over the occupied region and started to shoot at the Russian troops stationed below.

They returned fire and shot down one of the choppers in what is just the latest embarrassing blow for Putin's men.

Video of the wreck on the ground emerged the following day and revealed the words 'Russian Aerospace Forces' written down the side of the aircraft.

Just last week, Russia shot down its own £35million Su-34M fighter jet in Ukraine.

Soldiers were trying to target the US-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers which have wreaked havoc since they were given to the defending forces.

But instead they shot the bomber which fell from the skies over Alchevsk, in Luhansk.

It comes as Ukrainian artillery hit a strategic bridge essential for Moscow to supply its forces, using a US-supplied precision rocket system.

The Ukrainian military struck the Antonivskyi Bridge across the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine late Tuesday, the deputy head of the Moscow-appointed administration for the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said.

He said Wednesday the bridge was still standing but its deck was pierced with holes, preventing vehicles from crossing.

The 0.9-mile bridge sustained serious damage in Ukrainian shelling last week, when it took multiple hits. It was closed for trucks but had remained open for passenger vehicles until the latest strike.

Ukrainian forces used US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to hit the bridge, Stremousov said.

[ansel12]

I know a fellow who had to shoot down a Navy fighter in Granada because it destroyed their field command post, killing everyone in it.

I'm not aware of anything like that, does your friend have a source?

[conejo99]

If a number of these posters are actually employed by Russia then I wonder why they bother.
Russian domestic politics? On FreeRepublic? No way.
US politics? OK, but misguided. Even though the US has a short attention span the US military is not about to pass up this chance to degrade the Russian military. Even when the house and senate change hands next January, the Republicans will mostly support the war and with the Democrats party loyalty support the US will continue these efforts.
By the time any of these US political positions change Ukraine will have a win, loss, or draw.

[plain talk]

LOL

[jmacusa]

It was not uncommon for Russians in WW2 to drop artillery on the own troops in order to imbue them with proper ‘’combat motivation for The Motherland’’.

[ansel12]

The fake ratings just started burying this on IMDB, but this is a good war movie.

‘Sniper: The White Raven’ Is a Timely and Powerful Ukrainian War Movie
https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2022/06/30/sniper-white-raven-timely-and-powerful-ukrainian-war-movie.html