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Losses in the Kursk Region
A significant portion of air operations and
losses during the observed period occurred in
connection with the fighting in the Kursk region,
particularly on the Russian side. Due to issues
with drone jamming, Russia attempted to repel
the Ukrainian attack mainly with helicopters
and aircraft. On the first day of the Ukrainian
offensive, Tuesday, August 6, the first Russian
Kamov Ka-52 helicopter was shot down.
The pilot died in the crash, and the navigator
was injured. On the same day, a Ukrainian FPV
drone in the Kursk region struck a Russian
Mi-28 helicopter, damaging its tail rotor, but
the crew managed to make an emergency
landing. This was the first time in history that
a drone intentionally hit an enemy aircraft in
flight. Shortly after, a similar attack occurred
when a Ukrainian drone hit a Mi-8 helicopter,
although details on this incident are scarce,
despite it being captured on video.
On Saturday, August 10, another Ka-52
helicopter was shot down by portable missiles
in the Kursk region. The crew, Lieutenant
Colonel Nikolai Shulgin and Captain Erlan
Medeuov from the 440th Independent
Helicopter Regiment in Vyazma, did not survive.
The Ukrainian soldier in the Kursk region.
Wreckage of a Ka-52 helicopter
that was shot down on August 6 in
the Kursk region.
Ukrainian equipment in the Kursk
region uses markings in the form
of white triangles.
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October 2024