Ka-52 crew destroyed AFU troops and a stronghold in the Kursk Region
An army aviation crew on a Ka-52 helicopter as part of a mixed tactical group has struck with air missiles at personnel and a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the border area of Kursk Region. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on December 30.
The Russian military in the course of the combat mission to support the units of the group "North", pilots of the army aviation performed missile launches according to the coordinates of the aviation spotter and destroyed the stronghold and personnel of the AFU.
The ministry noted that after hitting the targets, the crews performed anti-missile maneuvering at extremely low altitude with the firing of heat traps preventing the enemy's man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) missiles from hitting them. The forward air gunner confirmed the destruction of all AFU targets.
Earlier, on December 28, Mi-28 crews disrupted the rotation of AFU units in the Kursk border area. It is specified that the pilots of the army aviation in the course of the combat task to support ground troops launched missiles at coordinates, hitting armored vehicles and living forces of the AFU.
On the eve, December 27, the Defense Ministry reported that the AFU lost more than 600 servicemen in the Kursk region over the day. It also added that the AFU lost more than 44,570 soldiers during the fighting in the Kursk direction.
The AFU attacked Russian positions in the border areas of the Kursk region on August 6. The situation in the region was recognized as a state of emergency of federal character. The liquidation of the Ukrainian militants who invaded the Russian territory is underway.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.
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