Defense forces down another Russian Ka-52 helicopter today

Soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down an enemy Ka-52 helicopter in Zaporizhzhia direction near Robotyne.

This was reported by the 47 Separate Mechanized Brigade on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"Around 07:40, the firing group of the anti-aircraft missile and artillery division spotted an enemy Alligator. One launch from MANPADS – the target was destroyed," the report says.

The brigade noted that this is the eighth Ka-52 downed by them. The cost of one such helicopter is $16 million.

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As reported by Ukrinform, on the morning of August 17, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down an enemy Ka-52 helicopter in the Bakhmut sector.