Ukraine's Armed Forces said they downed two of Russia's deadliest attack helicopters as it thwarted another wave of air strikes.
The Ukrainian Air Force says its anti-aircraft gunners shot down two Russian attack helicopters in the Kherson region, where the Ukrainian military is currently engaged in a counteroffensive.
Ukraine's Air Command South reported on Monday evening that units of its Odesa-based anti-aircraft missile brigade had successfully struck each of the helicopters within three minutes of each other. The downed aircrafts were Ka-52 Alligators, considered to be Russia's, according to Ukraine's air force. The reported victory comes as Russia has increased its air attacks and Ukraine presses forward with wresting control of its southern regions.
The air command said anti-aircraft gunners had shot down the first Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter at 6:45 p.m. and the second at 6:48 p.m. local time. The times could not be independently verified byA Ukrainian soldier keeps position on a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun at a frontline northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2022. The Ukrainian Air Force said on Monday evening it had shot down two of Russia's deadliest attack helicopters.
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