Russian helicopters lost during drone defence near Ust-Luga

Russian channels report at least two helicopters, a Ka-52 and a Mi-8, went down with all crew while engaging Ukrainian drones over Ust-Luga, with a second Ka-52 rumored lost. @sentdefender reports Russian sources blame friendly air defence as well as hostile action.

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Sources

• Russian channels report the loss of at least two helicopters during Ukraine’s drone raid on Ust-Luga last night. A Ka-52 and Mi-8 went down with all hands in an unknown incident, with a second Ka-52 r (@osinttechnical on X)
• Russian sources are now reporting that two Ka-52 “Alligator” Attack Helicopters and an Mi-8 Multi-Role Helicopter were accidentally downed by friendly air-defense systems and hostile action while atte (@sentdefender on X)
• Russian Air Force-adjacent milblogger Fighterbomber reports the loss of a Russian aircraft and its crew during last night’s Ukrainian attack drone raid on Ust-Luga. https://t.co/izlXqZeg4y (@osinttechnical on X)
• It seems either a friendly fire incident or some sort of crash occurred involving Russian aircraft, which were taking part in air defence operations against Ukrainian drones near St. Petersburg last… (amk_mapping on Telegram)

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