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Colonel-General Alexander Sirsky thanked the paratroopers for his

"Well burns": Ukrainian military knocked down the Russian Mi-8 helicopter (video)

Colonel-General Alexander Sirsky thanked the paratroopers for his "wonderful work" and noted that the Russian helicopter kissed the soldiers of the 25th separate airborne brigade. The Ukrainian defense forces have shot down the Russian multi-purpose Mi-8 screw. This was announced on October 15 by the commander of the Land Forces Colonel-General Alexander Sirsky on Telegram. The general thanked the servicemen of the 25th separate airborne brigade for the "wonderful work". "It burns well.

Well done, warriors," Syrsky wrote. The video shows how the enemy screw is burned. The destruction of the Russian Mi-8 helicopter also confirmed the command of the airborne assault troops. The department noted that the soldiers kissed the enemy aviation at the time she performed the combat mission.

"Thanks to the skillful actions of the warriors, another enemy helicopter was fiasco during the performance of criminal tasks on Ukrainian land! Together to victory! DShv-always the first! Glory to Ukraine!" - added to the Armed Forces Command. Mi-8 is a Soviet multi-purpose helicopter, developed by ML Mily OKB in the early 1960s. The world's largest helicopter with two engines. It is widely used for many civil and military tasks. Mi-8 is also a world record holder by the number of modifications.

The Ukrainian army also has Mi-8 screws. On April 17, 2022, it became known that India closed an agreement on the supply of the Russian Mi-17V-5, receiving only 32 units of 80 planned. In the summer, the Philippines stopped an agreement to supply the Russian Mi-17. But the contract between the Philippines and the Russian Federation has not yet been terminated, the issue of the return of the advance is resolved.