Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter near Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast on Feb. 7, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of Ukraine's Tavria group fighting on the southeastern front lines, said on Feb. 8.
Ukraine has shot down a Russian attack helicopter near Avdiivka, its military has claimed, as fighting engulfs the city. Ukrainian soldiers used a portable anti-aircraft missile to take down a Ka-52 Alligator, one of the Russian air force’s most advanced helicopters, according to Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of Ukrainian units fighting on the southeastern front line. Soldiers are currently fighting from “street-to-street” in the embattled city as Russia’s army steps up its four-month camp
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