Why did the Ka-52 of the Russian Armed Forces crash with two pilots on board: there was no chance to escape (screenshot)
According to him, the helicopter crashed due to a Fredlifire, which was arranged by a fighter jet of the Russian Armed Forces or a front-line anti-aircraft defense system. The Russians actually hunted for the Ukrainian drone and captured the aerial target, which turned out to be their own helicopter. At the moment when the missile was fired, the Ka-52 and its crew had no chance of survival, the Russian wrote.
The blogger's post states that the Ka-52 (52M) was targeted by a fighter and fired with friendly fire. In addition, he noted the insufficient number of front-line air defense equipment of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. According to him, in the zone of damage of the air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "there is a chance to leave intact", but otherwise - "there is no chance, they will shoot down 100% if the launch has already taken place.
" Some details were made public by other Russian media bloggers during the broadcast, in which they clarified the approximate place of the fall. In a fragment of the video published by the Exilnova channel, it is indicated that the incident occurred during the repulse of an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle that threatened citizens of the Russian Federation. According to the speaker, the pilots did everything so that the Russians "slept peacefully", but not for long, because the plane crashed.
The Ka-52 "Alligator" is a Russian military helicopter that performs reconnaissance missions and is equipped to attack armored vehicles and manpower and can move at a speed of 250-300 km/h. The estimated cost is about 16 million dollars. Analysts of the ORYX project estimated that the Russian Armed Forces lost 65 "Alligators" during the almost four years of the war in Ukraine. It became known about the loss of the Ka-62 of the Russian Armed Forces in the afternoon of October 27.
Milblogger and aviation navigator of the Russian Armed Forces Ilya Tumanov wrote on the Flightbomber channel about the plane crash during which the helicopter crashed and the crew did not have time to eject. Note that Focus wrote about other losses of Russian aviation that occurred in the fall of 2025. One such incident happened in September - a Mi-8 helicopter crashed near the front line.
The Ukrainian military has published footage taken by an FPV drone on the approach to the target: the UAV approached without hindrance and flew straight into the open cockpit door. Eight Russian paratroopers were on board the Mi-8, propaganda channels said. Subsequently, the "Military" portal added details of the destruction of the Russian helicopter. It turned out that the Strike UAV, operated by the operators of the 59th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was on target.