Ukrainian Drone Destroys Russian Mi-8 Helicopter For First Time: 'Going Down' | Video

Last Updated:January 01, 2025, 12:18 IST

Russia-Ukraine War: Kyiv military intelligence destroyed a Russian helicopter and damaged another one in the Black Sea using one of its naval drones.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine's GUR spy agency said on Telegram that it was the first time a Ukrainian naval drone had downed a Russian air target.

A Russian helicopter was hit by a Ukrainian missile, as heard in a radio intercept obtained by Ukrainian intelligence operatives. Kyiv military intelligence destroyed a Russian helicopter and damaged another one in the Black Sea using one of its naval drones, Ukraine’s military intelligence service shared along with the video of the downing of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone.

In the video posted on X (formerly Twitter), gunfire striking water around the Magura drone boat can be seen- indicating that it was under attack. A helicopter can be seen through a thermal imager in the footage which appears to show the helicopter getting hit and plummeting down to crash into the sea.

The intercepted radio communications heard the pilot saying “482, I’m hit, going down!", as per Forbes. The intercept continues, “There was an explosion – I got hit. The launch came from the water. Then there was another flash. I didn’t see where it went, but the first one hit me directly and exploded nearby – I felt it on the helicopter. Some systems have failed."

Ukraine’s GUR spy agency said on Telegram that it was the first time a Ukrainian naval drone had downed a Russian air target.

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