Ukraine just showed its low-cost, lightweight drones can destroy a Russian helicopter, Russian sources say

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 05:06

A Ukrainian drone operator catches a drone after using it during a training exercise. — Ukraine was reported by Russian sources to have used drones to destroy an MI-8 helicopter, tentatively marking the first time such the low-cost weapons were used for such a purpose in the war.
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Ukraine was reported this week by Russian sources to have destroyed an MI-8 helicopter with a drone.
It would be the first known successful attempt by Kyiv's forces to attack Russian helicopters with drones.
If true, it marks a tentative expansion to the growing list of combat functions that low-cost drones can bring.

Ukraine used one or several lightweight exploding drones to fell a Russian MI-8 helicopter in Donetsk this week, according to Russian military bloggers.