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Kyiv said this is the first instance when Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian plane with a drone boat. A video released by Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence and intelligence showed missiles being fired from a drone boat and striking the helicopter which crashes to the ground. The Mi-8 helicopter is seen releasing releasing infrared flares to avoid heat-seeking missiles, the video shows.
According to Western experts, the Ukrainian unmanned aircraft boats, which dismiss the missile time that constitutes an important risk for Russian helicopters and war airplanes.
Ukraine began using drone boats to fire air-to-air missiles at Russian targets since May 2024.
The drones chimney the R-73, a short-range air-aeire missile, which also serves as an air surface weapon, used to point to Russian airplanes. Abundant distance in any direction, and adapted in the past for the launch of the surface.
Ukraine has a giant inventory of R-73s, which is also used through the Ukrainian Air Force’s MIG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets. Kyiv also has an inventory of older R-60 R-60 missiles that may also be for its drone boat launches.
Notably, the Yemen’s Houthi rebels have also used the R-73 to target aircraft.
The Russia-Ukraine war, which erupted in February 2022, has witnessed a rapid escalation in recent months with Russian President Vladimir Putin recently challenging the United States and other Western nations for a ‘missile duel’, and suggesting a direct test to assess the effectiveness of Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile against advanced air and missile defence systems in Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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