The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has released a dramatic video showing Hind helicopters engaging Russian ground targets while avoiding counterfire.
The footage, shared on the ministry’s X account, captures a helicopter flying at low altitude before deploying missiles at Russian positions.
An army helicopter provides close air support for our warriors in the Kharkiv direction.
📹: 18th Army Aviation Brigade pic.twitter.com/YUiHHEYW5B
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) June 14, 2024
The video, credited to the 18th Army Aviation Brigade, showcases the helicopter’s role in supporting ground forces. This operation underscores the importance of coordinated air and ground efforts, highlighting the Ukrainian military’s commitment to repelling aggression.
The fact that Ukraine can even contemplate flying old gun ship like this shows just how shit the donkeys are. Imagine Russia trying to fight NATO, it would be embarrassing.
The fact that they’re copying the same tactic of the russians of firing from further away by lobbing the rockets suggests that there still is a threat. Nowadays, the technology you have on your heli or its age means nothing in the face of adequate AA. As much as their actions have been extremely stupid throughout this war, you must also realise the combined assistance of NATO is still failing to make a complete liberation of the occupied Ukrainian territories. And in such a conflict, the use of tactical nukes would not be off the board, I think it would… Read more »
Hello latest addition to the Vatnik clan, just your reminder that “combined assistance of NATO” is equal to Joe cutting aid for six months, the UK sending what little it can spare, and Olaf dragging his feet at every opportunity. It’s hardly the full might of NATO fighting the Russians, no matter how much they and their online croneys may try and pretend it is.
It’s also worth noting that the entire coalition that liberated Kuwait fired just 60,000 155mm shells. It only needed this because NATO overwhelmingly relies on air power and as yet we have not given Ukraine a single western plane that’s actually operational in the air. S400 is a joke, stormshadow cuts through it like a knife through butter. Even ATACMS which is a fairly dumb ballistic missile can easily take it out. The Russian Airforce is an even bigger joke. Mig 31 trying to lob long range missiles against Typhoon with Meteor or F22 or F35 with AMRAAM would be… Read more »
Agree but the meat waves are never ending….
In my opinion, China is the biggest threat….and the West keeps buying huge amounts of things from the factory of the world…scary..
I’m pretty sure that’s a Mi-8 variant, not a Mi-24 :/ Mi-24’s don’t have wheel down in flight or that side sponson ?