Earlier this week, the Czech Air Force held a ceremony to say goodbye to its last Mi-24 and Mi-35 attack helicopters, which will be replaced by Western-style helicopters. The first helicopters of the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom types have already arrived in the Czech Republic.
Until recently, the Czech Air Force kept 10 Mi-35 helicopters in service, of which only 7 were airworthy. Now decommissioned helicopters of this type, as well as the "remains" of Mi-24 helicopters, the Czech Republic plans to transfer to Ukraine.
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This is stated in the publication on the Scramble.ln portal.
In Defense Express, we are making an assumption that if Prague is really ready to transfer these helicopters to Ukraine, then, as the practice of previous deliveries of aircraft from partner countries shows, the delivery of helicopters from the Czech Republic to Ukraine may take several weeks.
It should also be noted that if we are talking about formally decommissioned Mi-24 and Mi-35 helicopters, these aircraft will still be able to strengthen Ukrainian army aviation and, after appropriate repairs, can be used to directly support troops on the battlefield.
It is also worth reminding that the Czech Republic became the first NATO country to transfer tanks and helicopters to Ukraine. In particular, already in the summer of 2022, the Czechs could hand over 2 to 4 Mi-24B helicopters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Czech Republic will continue to support Ukraine not only with unexpected reserves for the supply of equipment for the Ukrainian army, but also with promising joint projects in the field of defense production.
In particular, during the the First International Forum of Defense Industries (DFNC1) on September 29, 2023, the Czech Ministry of Defense discussed the production of CZ Bren 2 assault rifles s well as Tatra trucks in Ukraine.
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