The first case in history: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost three helicopters over the Black Sea, the Armed Forces used rockets P-73

Among other things, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation also lost the mi-28n "night hunter". It happened in the deep rear of the coastal Crimea. About it reports in factum. According to the portal "Military", it is about the first in history, when the non-ex-boat of the Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine successfully applied the missiles P-73.

In the post of Russian Aviation, which was subsequently removed, it is reported that on the night of December 30 to December 31, Russian invaders lost two Mi-8 helicopters. The Telegram-channel Fighterbomber, which leads the Russian military Ilya Tumanov, has confirmed the loss of several "crews". "We have not lost so many best guys at the age of 22," the publication said.

In the comments to the post in the Russian Telegram Russian Aviation, one of the users indicates that 16 Russian soldiers are talking about. According to 2 boards, each of the Mi-8 had 8 military. The standard crew of this type of helicopter is 3 people: pilot, pilot-Shurman and Bortmechanic. The rest are additional staff, including machine gunners, and even recently FPV-a-kidney operators.

At least in September 2024, a video appeared as the Russian Black Sea fleet trained to use FPV-puzzles from the helicopter. That is, the composition of the helicopter could look like this: three crew members, three machine gunners and two external FPV pilots. However, in any of the options, it was effective to use a non-digital boat with two P-73 missiles, because each has successfully found their goal. In the previous known time, none of the missiles was able to hit the air target.

The Telegram-Channel "Crimean Wind" writes, Russian troops have also lost the mi-28n "night hunter"-a shock helicopter designed to search and destroy in conditions of active fire counteraction. With reference to the maintenance of the Russian Federation, it is reported that on January 1, some Kachinsky commander sent to the Mi-28 helicopter pilots in bad weather. "As a result, due to poor visibility, the Russian army struck its helicopter.