This was reported by Ukriane`s Special Operations Forces.
"For the first time, a russian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in mid-air by a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces “deep-strike” drone," press-office of the SOF of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a post on X.
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For the first time, a russian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in mid-air by a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces “deep-strike” drone!Every mission requires creativity — from the technical characteristics of the system to planning and pilot training.Always Beyond! pic.twitter.com/Tu33X9Qu1Y— SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OF UKRAINE (@SOF_UKR) November 22, 2025
The SSO added that "every mission requires creativity – from the technical characteristics of the system to planning and pilot training."
"This mission left the enemy with a lot of questions, the answers to which only the members of the Mi-8 crew know, but they will not tell," the military noted satirically in their post on Facebook.
We remind you, that Ukrainian team downed russian Kalibr missile with the FN-6 MANPADS.
During russian missile attack on Wednesday, November 19, Ukrainian mobile fire group achieved a rare and remarkable success: the interception of the Kalibr cruise missile using a man-portable air defense system. The engagement, carried out with the FN-6 MANPADS, stopped the missile as it flew toward a city in the west of Ukraine.
Defense Express also reported, that Ukrainian Barracuda drone Strikes russian boat base in Dnipro Wetlands.
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