Just half an hour: the Armed Forces destroyed 3 Russian helicopters KA-52 "Alligator"

The General Staff also stated that on January 24, the Armed Forces were able to knock the Russian Su-25 aircraft in Bakhmut. During the day of January 24, Ukrainian servicemen were shot down by 3 Russian helicopters KA-52 "Aligator", which performed tasks in the Volnovakha region of Donetsk region. This is stated in the construction of the Armed Forces General Staff on Facebook. The report also states that Ukrainian defenders also knocked down 1 Russian Su-25 aircraft in Bakhmut.

In addition, the press service of the Air Force of Ukraine posted a message on Twitter, which states that all 3 helicopters were knocked down in just half an hour. "Under the half-hour anti-aircraft combat from 00:00 to 00:30, on January 24, 2023, the Air Force Air Force units destroyed the KA-52 helicopter helicopters," the message said.

A analyst on Russia from the American Institute for War Study Carolina Hurd has told Newsweek that the Russian Federation can lose its air park also because planes and helicopters go to the task without the necessary service. "We cannot confirm the level of maintenance of Russian helicopters, although Russian maintenance was generally bad throughout the war," she said.

The publication also reminded that the KA-52 Aligator helicopter is an all-pass shock helicopter, designed to damage armored and unnecessary purposes, including low-speed air purposes and living power. It is also used as a observation platform and air commanding point for a group of shock helicopters. Earlier, Focus wrote that the Armed Forces had destroyed the barracks of Russian troops in Mariupol.