Third Russian Helicopter Downed In Ukraine In One Day

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian defenders in Kherson region this evening shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter, the third one since day-start.

That's according to Ukraine's , Ukrinform reports.

'On October 24, around 21:30, in the Beryslav district of Kherson region, a unit of the Kherson Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of Air Command South shot down the third Russian Ka-52 helicopter in a day,' the report reads.

The Air Force Command did not rule out that the helicopter may have had engines produced by a Ukrainian manufacturer.

As reported earlier, on October 24, the Ukrainian forces in Kherson region shot down two Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters within just half an hour.

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