Ukraine's new ATACMS shook Russia's attack helicopter fleet, but experts say Russian Ka-52 'Alligators' are still a threat to the front lines

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A Russian Ka-52
A Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" military helicopter fires a missile during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.

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Ukraine's successful ATACMS strike shows Russia's willingness to 'take it on the chin' when Kyiv gets new weapons

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Screenshot of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi's footage of an ATACMS launch on Tuesday.
A screenshot from footage of an ATACMS launch released by the Ukrainian military.

Ukraine Armed Forces

ATACMS missiles could push back Russia's lethal helicopter force, but Ukraine will need perfect timing to pull it off

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Army Tactical Missile System.
An Army Tactical Missile System.

US military photo by John Hamilton

Video shows massive HIMARS strike on an ammo dump used by Russia's powerful Ka-52 attack helicopters, Ukraine says

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A collage showing two side by side aerial images, one at a greater distance than the other, of the site of a strike on an ammunition dump near Bakhmut, Ukraine, announced September 6, 2023.
Footage of a Ukrainian strike on a Russian ammunition dump near Bakhmut, Ukraine, released on September 6 2023.

Ukraine Ministry of Defense

'Putin's vulture': Why the Ka-52 attack helicopter is one of Russia's most influential weapon systems

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Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52
Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter

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Video of a Ka-52 attack helicopter being shot down in Ukraine hints Russia isn't learning what it should have by now, former US general says

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Russia Kamov Ka-52 Alligator helicopter
A Kamov Ka-52 Alligator helicopter during a military aviation competition in Russia's Krasnodar region on March 28, 2019.

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Ukraine says it can shoot down Ka-52 attack helicopters but Russia needs to be stopped from making new ones

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Ukrainian serviceman looks at fragments of the Russian military Ka-52
Ukrainian serviceman looks at fragments of the Russian military Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter destroyed by the Ukrainian army during Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Gostomel airfield near Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine says it downed 2 Ka-52 attack helicopters, which Russia calls the world's best, in a single morning

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A Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter during testing in Russia’s Rostov region in January 2022.

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