A Russian Kamov Ka-52 helicopter at the Dubai Airshow on November 15, 2021. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP
Insider: Attack helicopters are giving Russia the edge in the skies over southern Ukraine, says UK intel
* The UK Ministry of Defence said Russia’s attack helicopters gave Putin’s forces “a temporary advantage.”
* The helicopters employ “longer-range missiles against ground targets,” it said.
* Of all the Russian Air Force’s attack helicopters, the Ka-52 is perhaps the most widely used.
A new intelligence briefing has announced that Russia’s use of attack helicopters has allowed Putin’s forces to gain an advantage in the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive.
According to the latest UK Ministry of Defence briefing, Russian troops have reinforced its attack helicopter forces, allowing them to gain “a temporary advantage in southern Ukraine, especially with attack helicopters employing longer-range missiles against ground targets.”
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