Argentina may transfer two Mi-171 helicopters to Ukraine, one of which has a technical malfunction and cannot take off. The portal reports this Pucara Defense.
“The Argentine Air Force is trying to concretize the transfer of two decommissioned Mi-171E Russian Helicopter helicopters to the Ukrainian state,” the publication says.
The publication explains that both rotorcraft were purchased in 2011 and introduced to the Argentine Air Force to perform transport missions and Antarctic operations. After an inspection in 2021, it was revealed that one helicopter was faulty. It was not possible to repair it, first due to difficulties in obtaining spare parts from Russia, and then due to the conflict and sanctions that started in Ukraine.
The USA had previously appealed to Argentina with a request to transfer the helicopters to Ukraine, but the country’s previous government did not support this step. Now after the Presidential elections oath The problem can be solved positively with the new government.
On December 10, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visited Argentina. officially start work The country’s new president is Javier Miley.
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Previously, Kiev had been in power for several months asks The US removed the helicopters from service.