3 Russian Helicopters, Crews Destroyed Repelling Ukraine Drone Attack

Added bonus for Ukraine: three attack helicopters and crews destroyed while trying to fend off a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil terminal near St Petersburg Russia. JL

Vladyslav Khomenko reports in Militarnyi:

On the night of November 11, Russian army aviation lost three helicopter crews while repelling a Ukrainian drone attack. Seven crew members were killed. The losses involved three aircraft: two Ka-52 attack helicopters and one Mi-8. During the same attack, Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region. The strike caused a fire at the facility, with fire hotspots detected by NASA’s FIRMS satellite monitoring system.

On the night of November 11, Russian army aviation lost three helicopter crews while repelling a Ukrainian drone attack. Seven crew members were killed.

The Russian propaganda Telegram channel Voevoda Veshchaet reported the losses.

Based on an analysis of other Russian sources, including the @helifriends and @na_predel Telegram channels, the losses likely involved three aircraft: two Ka-52 attack helicopters and one Mi-8.

During the same attack, Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region. 

The strike caused a fire at the facility, with fire hotspots detected by NASA’s FIRMS satellite monitoring system.