The crew of the Ka-52M helicopter struck a dugout with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of its

An army aviation crew on a Ka-52M helicopter struck a dugout with the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the special military operation zone (SVO). Footage of combat work was published on May 22 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

It is specified that the strike was carried out by aircraft missiles at enemy reconnaissance targets. After their use, the crew performed an anti-missile maneuver, released heat traps and returned to the departure area.

"According to the reports of the aircraft manufacturer, the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.

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On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that tank units of the Vostok group of forces had thwarted an attempted counterattack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yuzhnodonets direction. During the combat work, the tank crews inflicted targeted fire damage on enemy positions located on a well-fortified defensive line, as well as on enemy personnel concentrations in the area of the village of Otradnoye.