War in Ukraine – Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters shoot down Russian Shahed drones – UNIAN
The helicopter pilots are faced with the task of not just shooting down the Shahed, but also doing it safely for civilians on the ground.
Mobile fire teams are the main tool of the Defense Forces in the fight against Russian-Iranian Shahed drones. However, it is far from the only one. A video has appeared online showing a close-up hunt for “Shahed” by Mi-8 helicopter crews.
As Defense Express analysts explained, helicopters conduct such a hunt in pairs – one machine visually accompanies the target and points the second machine at it, which directly destroys the drone.
The released video clearly shows that the helicopter crews are in no hurry to shoot down the drone as soon as it comes into view. For a long time, helicopter pilots only accompany a target that flies low over dense…
