A Ukrainian Mi-8 crashed while repelling a Russian Geranium airstrike.

The Ukrainian Air Force lost another Mi-8 helicopter; the rotorcraft crashed with its crew in the Poltava region, according to authorities in Brody, Lviv Oblast.

A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Poltava region while repelling a Russian attack. drones- a Geranium-class kamikaze. It was reported that there were four people on board, two of whom were piloting the helicopter and two others were serving as gunners. All four were killed, and the helicopter was beyond repair.

A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Poltava region. The tragedy occurred during a combat mission to intercept Russian UAVs.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' Mi-8 crashed on June 30, but the news only surfaced today. The cause of the crash has not been disclosed, but Ukrainian public groups speculate that the helicopter collided with a Russian Geranium missile system. rocket "air-to-air". Such drones are launched specifically to counter Ukrainian aviationAlthough another option is also possible, for example, with “friendly fire” from the ground.

Kyiv is forced to use helicopters and light aircraft to repel drone strikes on Ukraine, as there is a clear shortage of anti-aircraft weapons, and mobile fire teams cannot keep up with the new Geranium missiles.

Comments

[Andrey K]

The helicopter collided with a Russian Geranium.

The correct "Geranium", Russian - no need to hang around in our skies.

A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Poltava region.

And in principle, there is no reason for the Mi-8, assembled in Russia, to work for the saucepan-headed Judases

[marchcat]

There is no point in flying where the Geranium carries out its combat operations.

[Arkady007]

marchcat
It is somewhat surprising that helicopters and airplanes are flying freely in the skies of Ukraine.
Just two years ago, something like this was rare, especially bombing strikes on our UAV launchers.
Where is our air defense for LBS?

[Sergey3]

Where is our air defense for LBS?

They knocked them out; there were numerous videos of burned-out S-400 launchers on Telegram channels; now they're far from Ukraine and can't be reached.

[evil partisan]

Firstly: no matter how many S-400 launchers the Ukrainians would have knocked out, even starting in February 2022 (unfortunately, I don’t know their index...), our military-industrial complex would have churned out S-400s in much larger quantities during this time.

Now they are far from Ukraine and can’t get there.

Secondly: how far is “far from Ukraine”?
And thirdly: why the hell does the S-400 need to be constantly near the LBS? It's enough to periodically move stealthily to the minimum possible distance from the LBS to engage particularly "fat" targets, which the Mi-8 definitely doesn't qualify for...

[bayard]

A helicopter crashed in the Poltava region. Look on the map to see where it is. And what does the S-400 have to do with it? Their fighter aircraft are still flying, and their losses are being replaced.

[Yuras_Belarus]

1. The Poltava region is not part of the Russian Federation, but Ukraine. Therefore, the sky there is not "ours," that is, not Russian.
2. The Mi-8, like many other things, was created in the USSR by the labor of all 15 union republics. Therefore, they can use it without Russia's consent.

If you're so eager to show off your "patriotism," then be careful not to become like those pot-headed Judases, or rather, Ivans, who don't remember their ancestors. And be careful with Judas, too. Jesus needed Judas to get him to the cross.

[Andrey K]

Yuras_Belarus:
1. It is not your sky there, but ours, Russian.
2. The Mi-8 was and is produced in Tatarstan, Russian Federation.
I "shone with patriotism" with a weapon in my hands, and not while sitting on my ass on the couch.
Let me do without your advice on who I should emulate.

[Yuras_Belarus]

1. Yes, the sky there is not mine. Not Belarusian. And not Russian – read the Russian Constitution.
2. The final assembly point does not mean that Soviet technology does not include the labor of all the republics of the USSR.
So don't snap back when you're shown that you're wrong.

[Andrey K]

You read your constitution, but Russia is where the Russian soldier is, the sun never sets on it.
There is no need to impose your rules on someone else’s monastery – it’s troublesome.
And it will be your family who will snap at you, not strangers.

[ZnachWest]

And in general, Judas' betrayal is questionable.

[guest]

All four of them doubled

Great news, the earth is glass wool for them.

[Murmur 55]

The Mi-8 is a very durable aircraft, and if you believe the article, there are no survivors, which means either the crew is inexperienced, or the hit is of the "unkillable" category.

[Prisoner]

The experienced ones are either senile, have fled out of harm's way, or are visiting Bandera. Saratov, Syzran, Ufa—that was a long time ago. Not for today's khokhlomelkot.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

The Mi-8 is a very durable aircraft, and if you believe the article, there are no survivors, which means either the crew is inexperienced, or the hit is of the "unkillable" category.

Even civilian Mi-8 and other helicopters with the most experienced crews crash, including in Russia, and more often than not, no one survives.

[Prisoner]

The survivability of helicopters is greatly exaggerated. Survivability doesn't apply to helicopters at all.

[Coconut Tima]

A Ukrainian Mi-8 crashed while repelling a Russian Geranium airstrike near Brody, Lviv Oblast. During WWII, many Banderites from the Galicia Division were "cooked" in the Brody Cauldron. So, they "flew" to visit their "heroes."

[Incvizitor]

I hope there was a lot of pork in it.

[Andrei Nikolaevich]

The pilot had to put the saucepan on. Without it, the helicopter is not Ukrainian, but Muscovite.

[Prisoner]

Well, the dog is with them. One thing jars - the Mi-8, like the Khokhlyatsky one.

[Evgeny64]

I feel sorry for the piano Burn an innocent instrument again, why don't they like music so much, like the piano isn't a Muscovite instrument

[faterdom]

Reflected. With himself. They were tennis players, apparently.

[Meaning of life]

What's going on with the Omsk oil refinery? What's known?

[Evgeny64]

Yes, it's much better than Kuev with its ammunition and ammo depots; at least the missiles from the burning depots don't destroy half the city.

[Kote Pan Kokhanka]

Kyiv is forced to use helicopters and light aircraft to repel drone strikes on Ukraine, as there is a clear shortage of anti-aircraft weapons, and mobile fire teams cannot keep up with the new Geranium missiles.

The question of forced measures being applicable to light aviation, to be honest, raises serious doubts in me.
Any light aircraft receiving target designation from the ground or from the air will always be more successful than a pickup truck with a machine gun.
The only red aircraft that need to be equipped is a radar and turrets with machine vision and normal-caliber machine guns, not a side gunner with a 12-caliber Saiga.

[Salimi from Iran]

It seems the Russians have been "forced" to take control of the skies—Finally, after five years. Something similar happened back in 1944. Does this mark the beginning of Operation Bagration in Ukraine?

[gsev]

Quote: Salimi from iran

It seems the Russians have been "forced" to take control of the skies.

There's no sign yet of Iran doubling its budget for new weapons development after the initial US and Israeli aggression. So, victory remains a long way off, like in January 1942.

[Salimi from Iran]

No second front, no victory
I know what you mean
I know ...

[gsev]

Quote: Salimi from iran

No second front, no victory

You completely misunderstood me. January 1942 marked the peak of the successful offensive near Moscow, when it seemed Germany would be defeated as quickly as Napoleon. But then came the difficult years of 1942 and 1943, with defeats at Barvenkovo ​​and Kharkov. It wasn't until late 1942 or mid-1943 that the USSR was able to adequately ramp up military production. It seems Russia needs to conduct a second mobilization, draft all its slackers into the labor army, and increase drone production by a factor of 20.

[snow mountain]

Quote: bayard

They still have fighter aircraft flying to this day.

And the transport system is completely worn out. It only has time to transport military cargo from Gayropa.

[Carlos Hall]

This is an amazing weapon. It can handle everything.