The commander of the Mi-35 helicopter with the call sign “Boar” said that the helicopter crew used the tactics of maximum “encirclement” of the terrain to minimize falling under the air defense systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It has been reported DEA News With reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“In forest fields, outposts, in an emergency, we use tactics with the maximum envelope of the terrain to minimize the enemy’s air defense, depending on the conditions, because the height sometimes reaches 40 meters, and sometimes it is possible. Walk three or five meters”, – he said.
According to “Boar”, the technique is reliable and has gotten out of “trouble” that “I can’t even describe it in my head.”
“The hardest thing is to avoid enemy opposition, when our equipment shows we’re under attack or some kind of radiation, you’re making the most of a person’s abilities right now,” he added.
The head of the central group’s press center, Alexander Savchuk, said earlier that Russian Mi-24 and Mi-35 helicopters were used. frightened Ukrainian objects of critical importance.
Before that, the Russian Ministry of Defense showed Images of the combat operation of Mi-35 helicopters in the zone of special military operations. The footage shows the helicopters flying several meters above the fields and then opening fire with both guided and unguided rockets.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the presidents of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.