A Ukrainian drone operation has destroyed two Russian attack helicopters in Simferopol in Russian occupied Crimea.
The drone operation destroyed a Mi-8 which can cost more than $10 million and a Mi-24 helicopter which can cost anything between $12 to $36 million.
Aviation analytics resource AviVector reported the two Russian helicopters were destroyed in Crimea on Saturday.
AviVector reported, “Ukrainian drones destroyed two helicopters at Simferopol airport on August 30. Around 06:30 UTC (09:30 Kyiv time -ed.), Russian monitoring resources recorded the movement of drones heading toward Simferopol airport.
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“Later, footage of a fire near the airport appeared online.”
Earlier this month Ukrainian special forces used a drone which “destroyed” fighter jets at a Russian military airbase in Crimea.
The State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted an operation which resulted in one “Su-30M” left being “completely destroyed,” another was damaged, and three Su-24 warplanes were hit in the drone attack.
The SBU said at the time, “This night, drones of the SBU Central Military District ‘A’ visited the Saki military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea.
“It is a key Russian airbase for operations in the Black Sea.”
They continued, “A Su-30SM aircraft was completely destroyed, another was damaged. Three Su-24 aircraft were also hit. The enemy suffered significant losses.
❗️ Ukrainian drones destroyed two helicopters at Simferopol airport on August 30.
On August 30, around 06:30 UTC, Russian monitoring resources recorded the movement of drones heading toward Simferopol airport. Later, footage of a fire near the airport appeared online.
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“After all, just one Su-30SM aircraft can cost an average of $35 to $50 million.”
The SBU added, “The successful special operation of the SBU in Saki is another step towards weakening the enemy’s ability to wage a war of aggression against Ukraine.
“The occupiers should remember that they will never feel safe on our land!”
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