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#Russia has unleashed a group of Ka-52 ‘Alligators’ on #Ukrainian army posts. These attack helicopters launched unguided missiles at "enemy" targets in ... Show more
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China Looks to Ukraine War for Guidance on Attack Helicopters: With respect to Russian airpower, Chinese strategists continue to be quite fixated on Russian ...
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China Looks to Ukraine War for Guidance on Attack Helicopters
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Serious loss for Russia: Helicopter shoots down its own tank: A video is said to show how a Russian helicopter fires at a tank from its own ranks - Is there a ...
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Serious loss for Russia: Helicopter shoots down its own tank
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Ukraine's ATACMS shook Russia's helicopter fleet, Ka-52s still threat: The October 17 cluster missile strikes on two Russian airfields destroyed over a dozen ...
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Ukraine's ATACMS shook Russia's helicopter fleet, Ka-52s still threat
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Russia is using the feared Ka-52 attack helicopters less and less as Ukraine becomes increasingly effective at eliminating them, the ISW says in its new report.
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High casualties: Russia reduces use of Ka-52 helicopters.: According to the Institute for the Study of War, Ukraine is getting better at shooting down Ka-52 ...
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High casualties: Russia reduces use of Ka-52 helicopters.
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Can Russia’s Mi-28 Gunships Protect Russia’s Ka-52 Gunships From Ukraine’s Drones?
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Can Russia’s Mi-28 Gunships Protect Russia’s Ka-52 Gunships From Ukraine’s ...
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Ka-52 Crash in Azov Sea Marks Russian Air Force's 50th Non-Combat Loss: Russia's high non-combat losses are linked to Russia's lack of experienced pilots ...
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Ka-52 Crash in Azov Sea Marks Russian Air Force's 50th Non-Combat Loss
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Video of helicopter being shot down hints Russia not learning lessons: former US general
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Video of helicopter being shot down hints Russia not learning lessons: ...
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40 Dead Alligators: Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter Losses Mount Further: The Ka-52 helicopter gunship is regarded as one of the best aircraft of its type in the world ...
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40 Dead Alligators: Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter Losses Mount Further
Quick Glance: 40 Dead Alligators: Russia's Ka-52 Helicopter Losses Increase
  • Russia may have lost its 40th Ka-52 Alligator, despite being hailed as the world's best helicopter gunship.

  • According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the latest downed helicopter was taken out by Kyiv's forces near Robotyne on Monday, August 7.

  • The independent monitoring group Oryx reported that the Russian military has lost 100 helicopters since February 2022, including 87 destroyed, 12 damaged, and one captured by Ukrainian forces.

  • If confirmed, the latest Alligator brings the total to 101, with 40 of them being the Ka-52, nearly 40% of all Alligators allocated by Russia for the war in Ukraine.
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Video: Massive Ukraine HIMARS strike on Russia Ka-52 ammo dump: Footage shows the blazing ruins of a Russian ammunition dump near Bakhmut, which Ukraine's ...
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Video: Massive Ukraine HIMARS strike on Russia Ka-52 ammo dump
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'Putin's vulture': Why the Ka-52 helicopter is one of Russia's top weapons: Russia's fearsome Ka-52 helicopter gunship, nicknamed "Putin's vulture ...
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'Putin's vulture': Why the Ka-52 helicopter is one of Russia's top weapons
Quick Glance: The Ka-52 Helicopter: Russia's Top Weapon
  • Russia's Ka-52 attack helicopter has inflicted high costs on Ukraine's counteroffensive this summer.

  • The Kamov Ka-52, an advanced Russian attack helicopter, is hailed by the Kremlin as the 'world's best gunship.'

  • The fearsome Ka-52 was developed by the Kamov Design Bureau and cost over $16 million.

  • Ukraine has demonstrated its ability to counter the Ka-52 threat by shooting down two helicopters in a single morning mission last week.
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Russia loses 40th Ka-52 Alligator, world's 'best helicopter gunship': Russia has lost 40 Ka-52 Alligators, which the Kremlin calls the world's "best helicopter ...
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Russia loses 40th Ka-52 Alligator, world's 'best helicopter gunship'
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Enhanced Version Of Russia's Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Appears: The new version of the primary attack helicopter Russia is using in Ukraine is notably ...
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Enhanced Version Of Russia's Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Appears
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Major attack in Ukraine in the south: "Alligator" becomes Putin's great hope: The Ukrainian armed forces launch the long-awaited large-scale attack in the south ...
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Major attack in Ukraine in the south:
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The Ka-52 HOKUM: UK labeled it ‘most influential’ Russian weapon in Zaporizhzhia: The UK Ministry of Defense labeled Russia’s Ka-52 HOKUM attack helicopter as ...
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The Ka-52 HOKUM: UK labeled it ‘most influential’ Russian weapon in ...
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Ka-52 helicopter crashes in Russia, pilots eject and survive: A two-seater Ka-52 Alligator gunship crashed during a combat sortie, but both pilots were rescued ...
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Ka-52 helicopter crashes in Russia, pilots eject and survive
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Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Downed with MANPADS Near Robotyne Frontline: Kyiv: Moscow has lost 312 helicopters since the start of all-out war in February 2022 ...
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Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Downed with MANPADS Near Robotyne Frontline: Kyiv
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Russia shouldn't be able to make Ka-52 attack helicopters: Ukraine: A senior Kyiv official said the formidable aircraft contain foreign parts ...
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Russia shouldn't be able to make Ka-52 attack helicopters: Ukraine
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One Hundred Dead Choppers: Russia’s Helicopter Losses: Russia has had 100 helicopters neutralized during its war on Ukraine, including 10 since the start of the ...
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One Hundred Dead Choppers: Russia’s Helicopter Losses
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Ukraine is picking off Russia's Ka-52 attack helicopters and self-propelled artillery "piece by piece," an expert said.
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Ukrainian defenders using a Swedish missile to shot down a russian Ka-52 attack helicopter today.
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Russia Deployed 'Brand New' Weapon To Curb Ukraine's Counteroffensive—U.K.: The upgraded weapon system has "imposed a heavy cost on Ukraine," the British Defense ...
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Russia Deployed 'Brand New' Weapon To Curb Ukraine's Counteroffensive—U.K.
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Russia using modified Ka-52 aircraft, long-range anti-tank missile: UK: Russia has started using "a heavily modified version" of the Ka-52 helicopter which was ...
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Russia using modified Ka-52 aircraft, long-range anti-tank missile: UK
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Russia has reinforced its troops in southern Ukraine with upgraded Ka-52M attack helicopters and anti-tank LMUR missiles
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Russia has reinforced its troops in southern Ukraine with upgraded Ka-52M ...
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Deadly Skies: Russia’s Much-Ballyhooed Ka-52 Helicopter Gunships Are Getting Shot Down, a Lot
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Deadly Skies: Russia’s Much-Ballyhooed Ka-52 Helicopter Gunships Are ...
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Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter: Ukraine said Tuesday that it shot down one of Russia’s most advanced operational attack helicopters ...
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Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter
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Ukraine war: How inferior is the Ukrainian Air Force?: Again and again, the Ukraine calls for western combat aircraft. Now a Ukrainian pilot is also emphasizing ...
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Ukraine war: How inferior is the Ukrainian Air Force?
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Russian Ka-52 has a vibration problem: A video shows how a Russian combat helicopter falls apart during flight. However, it was not Ukrainian air defense that ...
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Russian Ka-52 has a vibration problem