Footage shared on social media shows the moment when a Russian helicopter was intercepted by a Ukrainian missile while traveling in the east of the country. According to the Daily Star, 51-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Gundorov was on the plane and died in the explosion. According to a British vehicle survey, he may have been the 55th Russian colonel ever killed during the war.
The video was republished by a page of the Ukrainian Arms Tracker, a project that tracks the actions of Ukrainian weapons in the conflict. It is possible to observe that the Mi-35M helicopter was flying low at the scene when it was shot down. An orange fireball appears on the screen, and then the vehicle crashes into an open area.
The exact location of the defense is still contradictory. According to the British newspaper The Sun, the explosion occurred near Volnovakha, but social media reports indicate that the explosion took place in Rivnopil. The trial was to take place on June 16, and the publication also reported that a second helicopter was also targeted but survived the crash.
Images of the wreck were also shared on social media.
The helicopter is believed to have been shot down by an old Soviet-era Igla missile, according to a report accessed by British tabloids. But military aviation news site The Aviationist said the lack of smoke and the speed of the missile suggest it could be a British star streak, one of the fastest in the world. The weapon was already used during the war.
The lawsuit took place the same week that Britain offered Ukraine a new program that had the potential to train 10,000 soldiers every 120 days. London said the move could “fundamentally change the equation of war and ensure that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have the flexibility they need to emerge victorious in the struggle for lasting peace.”
From 2015 until the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Britain trained more than 22,000 Ukrainians.
*with information from DW
source: Noticias
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