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Ukrainian troops destroy enemy Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in Zaporizhzhya Region

The helicopter was shot from a MANPADS.

Ukrainian troops destroy enemy Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in Zaporizhzhya Region
Ka-52
Photo: General Staff od the UAF

Special Forces of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SSU) Special Operations Centre A destroyed a Russian Ka-52 helicopter in Zaporizhzhya Region, the SSU has said on Facebook.

According to the report, a tactical group of Special Forces was at the forefront, controlling the area of an enemy aircraft's probable passage.

The Ka-52 is a russian combat helicopter, a command vehicle of army aviation, which carries out reconnaissance, targeting, and coordination of a group of combat helicopters. The Ka-52 can strike armored and unarmored vehicles, manpower, and air targets on the battlefield.

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