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Marines of the Armed Forces found the remains of military helicopter Mi-28N and Russian pilots

June 13 2022 at 10:27 pm | Kostiantyn Golubtsov

The Armed Forces of Ukraine found the wreckage of a downed Russian military helicopter.

The photos with the wreckage were published by Ukrainian public figure and volunteer Balan Roman.

The Mi-28N helicopter of the Air Force of the Russian Federation was shot down by the air defense of Ukraine a few days ago.

The aircraft was found by Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian Mi-28H helicopter shot down over Ukraine. June 2022. Ukraine. Photo: Balan Roman

Also among the wreckage were the remains of Russian pilots.

It is reported that the helicopter crashed in the so-called "gray zone". The exact location has not yet been disclosed.

Remains of Russian pilots from a Russian Mi-28H helicopter shot down over Ukraine. June 2022. Ukraine. Photo: Balan Roman

The Ukrainian military took with them a Russian recorder from a downed helicopter.

" Trout Marines, who had previously shot down a night hunter, are now walking in the gray, unscrewing what they could, including a recorder, found dead pilots, returned ," - said in a description of the photos.

Mi-28H is a modified Mi-28 helicopter. The modified aircraft had to retain all the qualities of the Mi-28 and also meet the specifics of the ground forces: to work not only during the day but also at night.

Also in any weather, have a high level of autonomy and be fairly easy to operate and repair.

We-28N PKS RF from the 55th Helicopter Regiment in Korenovsk. Photo: Russian media

This is not the first case of a Russian helicopter of this type.

In April, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a Russian Mi-28H attack helicopter with an anti-aircraft missile in the Luhansk region , and in May in the Kharkiv region.