Ukraine is facing an invasion from the east. The second biggest country on our continent with an area of nearly 604 thousand square kilometers is being conquered by the Russian army from several directions. The breadbasket of Europe has been turned into a giant warehouse of military equipment of all kinds.
Due to their shared history, both sides are using similar technology from the Soviet era. Howitzers, for example, often face each other, which differ only in the varying degrees of modernization and, most importantly, the much-publicized markings on Russian vehicles.
While Russia (so far) dominates the skies and wins in destructive missile power and quantity, the Ukrainian defences are nevertheless bolstered again by anti-aircraft and anti-tank small arms complexes from the West, Turkish drones and, undoubtedly, by military intel from NATO and the US. Let’s take a look at some of these weapons in the following few chapters.
When you say Russia and helicopters, almost everyone thinks of the Mi-8 and Mi-24 transport and combat machines from the M.L. Milo Moscow Helicopter Plant – now a state holding company called Russian Helicopters. In fact, some are still in service in our army today, and a few Russian ones were also killed in combat in Ukraine under Putin.
But on social media, the photos of the new-generation Kamov Ka-52 Alligator two-seat combat helicopter garnered the most likes. It was only in 2010 that the Russian military officially put it into service.
Ka-52 helicopter is armed with a 30mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon and an optional 2,000 kg suspension armament. However, as the below tweet makes clear, Russia only used silly S-8 missiles for this piece and wrote off $15 million. Smart missiles are apparently running out.
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