The screws were bent and the tail was broken: under Kursk FPV-Dron hit the Mi-8 RF helicopter (photo)

Mi-8 helicopter, worth 17 million dollars, lost propeller, chassis, cabin, tail, show photos from social networks. The impact could be caused by an FPV-aternal, which did not blow up the device, but damaged the functionality, and so it had to sit down. The Russian military helicopter Mi-8 suffered from a shock FPV-Drone forces of defense. The helicopter was able to land, the crew survived, but the equipment worth $ 17 million was seriously damaged.

The next loss of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region was reported in the militant Telegram channel "Pioneer of the Stock". The publication in the Russian militaristic channel appeared at 12:33 August 25. The author of the post posted a photo showing the truncated helicopter Mi-8 of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. We see the bent propeller blades and landing not on the chassis, but directly on the "belly".

Damage to the cabin and the back, from which the plate fell, are also noticeable. In addition, the tail of the screw cleared and dragged on the ground, testifies to the photo. The author of the post states that the Russian Mi-8 was barely escaped after "dense fire". As a result of Ukrainian blows, the device lost "some functionality", so it was decided to plant urgently in the middle of the field. The post assures that the crew managed to escape.

The Russian military channel does not indicate where the incident took place and what the defense forces were hit. Volunteer Sergey Sternenko added more details. According to him, the events took place during a breakthrough in the Kursk region. The impact, approximately, could be caused by a heavy FPV-aternal, which was managed by the fighters of the M2 unit of the SBU Special Operations Center.

So far, the Ukrainian command and at the Telegram-channel of the CSU "A" SBU there were no publications that would confirm information about the killing of the Mi-8 in Kurshchyna. It should be noted that the breakthrough in the Kursk region began on August 6 and for more than two weeks spread to more than 1. 5 thousand square meters. km of Russian territory.

On August 9, the SBU fighter confirmed a blow to the Mi-8 helicopter, which the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was used to counteract the breakthrough. The video from the scene shows how the FPV-aroma is approaching the tail of the helicopter at high speed. The drone was attached a fragment grenade and caused serious damage to Russian equipment, Sternenko explained. The first use of the FPV-amend for MI-8 was held on August 1 in Donetsk.

The video shows the place of the helicopter's fall: it crashed and burned. According to Forbes, Ukrainian drone operators trained for 10 months to catch up and hit a aircraft flying at a speed of 240 km/h. We would like to remind you that on August 25, the network was published by Mi-8 for the beat of the Russian drone-Kamikadze "Shahaned": 10 seconds were enough for a special operation. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained the cause of the air breakthrough in the Kursk region.