Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian Ka-52 Alligator in Donbas
On 25 July, Ukrainian soldiers from the 38th Separate Marine Brigade landed a Russian Ka-52 Alligator. It happened in Donbas.
This was reported by volunteer Roman Sinitsyn on Twitter. He noted that none of the crew survived.
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"Good morning from the 38th Marine Brigade. Another Ka-52 analogue has just landed in Donbas," said Roman Sinitsyn.
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In turn, the press service of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade confirmed this information on Facebook.
"Marines' mornings do not start with coffee. Today at 7:43 a.m., our brigade's MANPADS team destroyed an enemy Ka-52. Glory to the Ukrainian Marines!" the post read.
The cost of one Ka-52 is about $16 million.
As a reminder, near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, soldiers of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tracked down enemy weapons from a drone and destroyed them. In particular, the 45th Brigade blew up a Russian D-20 howitzer.
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