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​Ukrainian Mi-24 Shoots Down russian UAV in the Skies (Video)

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Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter / Open source illustrative photo
Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter / Open source illustrative photo

Ukrainian Air Force helicopter tracked russian drone and then opened fire with a USPU-24 machine gun

Footage of Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter crew in action, chasing russian drone, presumably Shahed 136, appeared online. As a result, russian drone was destroyed by an accurate shot from a USPU-24 machine gun. The video was published on October 20 by one of Ukrainian Telegram channels.

The time and place of the destruction for the russian UAV is not specified, but according to the footage, the event took place in the sky over some settlement.

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Having spotted the russian drone, the Ukrainian crew opened fire from the combat module of Mi-24 equipped with a four-barrel 12.7 mm YakB-12.7 machine gun. As a result, the drone was shot down and completely burned in the air.

Earlier Defense Express reported of Kh-69 missile with new warhead, downed by Ukraine's air defenses.

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