Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter. Photo: Wikimedia
During the combined attack of Russian drones and cruise missiles that took place this Monday (26), Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Army Aviation were deployed to hunt down enemy drones.
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In one of the operations, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was captured on video pursuing, engaging, and eventually destroying a Russian attack drone Shahed-136.
Shortly after, the drone is seen falling and exploding near a lake.
It should be noted that this is not the first time that slow aircraft have been used to combat enemy drones in the skies over Ukraine.
Recently, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter shot down a Russian Shahed attack drone with fire from a front-mounted machine gun located on the nose.
According to Ukrainian UNITED24Media, the cost of the recent massive air attack against Ukraine was estimated to be around $1.26 billion for Russia.
Shahed-136. Photo: Wikimedia
– **Shahed-136/131** drones, which cost between $49,000 (domestically produced) and $290,000 (imported from Iran), with an average import price of $193,000, resulted in $21.3 million spent on Shaheds alone.
– Each Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missile costs $10 million, and the launch of 30 missiles totaled $300 million.
– The Kh-22 missile costs $1 million, totaling $3 million for the missiles used.
– The Kh-101 missile, priced at $13 million per unit, contributed $1 billion to the attack’s cost.
– Kalibr missiles, which cost $6.5 million each, added $182 million.
– Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles cost $0.5 million each, totaling $5 million.
– **Iskander**-M ballistic missiles, priced at $3 million per unit, added up to $18 million.
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