The Mi-28NM helicopter struck the Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the border area of the Kursk region.

An army aviation crew on a Mi-28NM helicopter as part of a mixed tactical group in the border area of the Kursk region launched an air missile attack on personnel and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces Ukraine (APU). This was announced on February 27 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

It is specified that when performing a combat mission to support units of the North group of forces, army aviation pilots launched missiles at specified coordinates, as well as conducted anti-missile maneuvers at extremely low altitude with the firing of heat traps that prevent missiles from the enemy's man-portable air defense system (MANPADS).

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the destruction of targets was confirmed by an advanced aviation gunner.

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On February 26, the crew of an army aviation Ka-52M helicopter attacked armored vehicles and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk border region. href="https://iz.ru/1845214/2025-02-26/ekipaz-ka-52m-nanes-udar-po-tehnike-i-licnomu-sostavu-vsu-v-kurskom-prigranice " target="_blank">by destroying the set targets. On February 26, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that after completing the target, the crew of the attack helicopter returned safely to the departure airfield.