This is the dramatic moment Ukrainian forces obliterate four of Mad Vlad’s military helicopters inside a hidden Russian airstrip.
Extraordinary aerial footage showed four choppers worth $75 million combined being decimated by US-made missiles in the Belgorod region.
Russian choppers are spotted and located in the tense video footage by the overhead camera. The enemy vehicles are highlighted, before laser-fast strikes rain down and demolish them.
Large explosions can be seen as they are spectacularly obliterated one at a time. Kyiv’s military said that they had destroyed two Mi-8 and two Ka-52s helicopters.
Mi-8 helicopters are usually used to carry troops and equipment, whilst Ka-52s – known as alligators – are attack or reconnaissance vehicles.
A report by the Ukrainian military said: “All helicopters were destroyed by missile strikes in the enemy’s rear.”
They explained that their strikes targeted Russian choppers that were being hidden at a concealed airstrip.
They added: “The enemy had created a jumping-off point for aircraft – a camouflaged position for rapid movement of aircraft or for surprise attacks on the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine.”
Ukraine’s intelligence agency said: “The enemy once again thought that deep in the rear he was unattainable. “We once again proved that for the Special Operations Forces there is nothing unattainable.”
Ukrainian special forces said US-made HIMARS missiles destroyed the helicopters.
HIMARS launchers rely on U.S. intelligence, but their use is thought to have been hampered by Washington’s recent suspension of intelligence sharing. Belgorod, 25 miles from the Ukrainian border, is regularly used by Putin’s forces to launch attacks on Ukrainian territory.
These attacks frequently target the Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, which is also very close to the border. Belgorod has been described as the second war front in Russia after Kursk due to the high amount of fighting and drone blitzes there.
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