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Ukrainian strike cripples Russian helicopters at secret Belgorod airfield

On March 24, Ukraine’s Special Op Forces (SOF) reported its fighters, working together w/Defense Ministry’s HUR intelligence agency, as well as missile & artillery units, destroyed two Russian Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters in Belgorod Oblast. “All helicopters were destroyed in missile strikes deep behind enemy lines, where Russian set up a forward landing zone — concealed used to try to redeploy aircraft or launch surprise attacks on Ukraine’s security defense forces,” Ukraine’s SOF said in a statement.

Video posted on April 2 by pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Dossier Spy allegedly shows aftermath of Ukrainian strike on forward airfield in village of Ivnya, Belgorod Oblast, carried out on March 24. “Video shows aftermath strike on forward airfield located in Ivnya, Belgorod Oblast (about 60 k/m from Ukrainian border),” this channel wrote in a caption. It claimed strike was carried out using HIMARS multiple rocket launchers. According to post, four helicopters belonging to Russia’s Aerospace Forces — two Ka-52s and two Mi-8s — suffered critical damage in the attack.

(Скріншот відео / Досье Шпиона / Telegram
Photo: Скріншот відео / Досье Шпиона / Telegram)