"A Ukrainian drone operation has destroyed two Russian attack helicopters in Simferopol in Russian occupied Crimea. The drone operation destroyed a Mi-8 which can cost more than $10 million and a Mi-24 helicopter which can cost anything between $12 to $36 million. Aviation analytics resource AviVector reported the two Russian helicopters were destroyed in Crimea on Saturday. AviVector reported, "Ukrainian drones destroyed two helicopters at Simferopol airport on August 30. Around 06:30 UTC (09:30 Kyiv time -ed.), Russian monitoring resources recorded the movement of drones heading toward Simferopol airport. "Later, footage of a fire near the airport appeared online.""
"Earlier this month Ukrainian special forces used a drone which "destroyed" fighter jets at a Russian military airbase in Crimea. The State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted an operation which resulted in one "Su-30M" left being "completely destroyed," another was damaged, and three Su-24 warplanes were hit in the drone attack. The SBU said at the time, "This night, drones of the SBU Central Military District 'A' visited the Saki military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea. "It is a key Russian airbase for operations in the Black Sea." They continued, "A Su-30SM aircraft was completely destroyed, another was damaged. Three Su-24 aircraft were also hit. The enemy suffered significant losses.""
Two Russian attack helicopters, a Mi-8 and a Mi-24, were destroyed by Ukrainian drones at Simferopol airport in Russian-occupied Crimea on August 30. Russian monitoring recorded drone movements toward Simferopol around 06:30 UTC and footage later showed a fire near the airport. The destroyed helicopters carry high replacement costs, with Mi-8s costing over $10 million and Mi-24s between $12 and $36 million. Earlier in the month, an SBU drone operation at the Saki airbase destroyed a Su-30SM, damaged another, and struck three Su-24s, inflicting significant losses to Russian Black Sea air capabilities.
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