Mi-24 attack helicopter burned in Moscow region of Russia – Ukraine's intelligence
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On the night of November 9–10, an enemy Mi–24 attack helicopter stationed at the Klin–5 airfield in the Moscow region was set on fire in the Russian Federation.
Ukraine's intelligence reported that.
The helicopter was owned by the 92nd Squadron of the 344th Center for Combat Use and Retraining of the Russian Air Force.
"The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reminds that for every war crime committed against Ukraine, the occupier will receive a fair punishment," the intelligence agency adds.
The Mi-24, created by the Mil Design Bureau in the late 1960s and released in 1971, is a versatile attack helicopter. It can serve as both a combat helicopter and a transport vehicle and can carry up to eight paratroopers.
The Mi-24's design allows it to support ground forces, conduct reconnaissance, and provide medical evacuation.
It should be noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, Ukraine's intelligence has been conducting numerous operations on the territory of the aggressor country, aimed at weakening its military and political potential.
The Ukrainian intelligence conducts these actions as part of hybrid warfare, utilizing tactics such as intelligence gathering, sabotage, and information campaigns. These operations involve the deployment of drones, cyber-attacks, destruction of targets, and targeted strikes on crucial logistics centers, fuel depots, railways, and air bases.
In the Russian Federation, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, cases of arson of military facilities, including helicopters and airplanes, have increased.
As an example, on the night of October 12–13, a Tu–134 military transport plane belonging to the Russian Federation was set on fire at the Orenburg–2 military airfield. This Soviet aircraft is utilized for various purposes, such as transporting the leaders of the Ministry of Defense of the terrorist country.
In September, there were two events of this nature. On the evening of September 11, two youngsters, aged 13 and 14, reportedly set fire to a Mi–8 helicopter. They were promised a sum of 5 million rubles (equivalent to 2.24 million hryvnias) for their actions.
In January of this year, a 16-year-old from Dagestan was arrested in Chelyabinsk, Russia, for allegedly attempting to set fire to a Su–34 bomber at the Shagol airfield.
Due to the attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces last October on the airfields near Berdiansk and Luhansk, the Russian occupiers incurred significant casualties, including the destruction of nine different models of helicopters, an ammunition storage facility, and an air defense system.
According to the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Defense Forces have already destroyed 369 Russian planes and 329 helicopters.
