THIS is the dramatic moment Ukrainian forces obliterate four of Mad Vlad’s military helicopters inside a hidden Russian airstrip.
Extraordinary aerial footage showed four choppers worth £68million combined being decimated by US-made missiles in the Belgorod region.
East2WestDramatic footage shows how Ukraine exploded four Russian military helicopters worth £68million in missile strikes in Belgorod, Russia[/caption]
The four choppers were hiding at a concealed airstrip in the Belgorod region, RussiaEast2West
The choppers were destroyed by US-made HIMARS missilesEast2West
In the tense video footage, Russian choppers are spotted and located by the overhead camera.
The enemy vehicles are highlighted, before laser-fast strikes rain down and demolish them.
Large explosions can be seen as they are spectacularly obliterated one at a time.
Kyiv‘s military said that they had destroyed two Mi-8 and two Ka-52s helicopters.
Mi-8 helicopters are usually used to carry troops and equipment, whilst Ka-52s – known as alligators – are attack or reconnaissance vehicles.
A report by the Ukrainian military said: “All helicopters were destroyed by missile strikes in the enemy’s rear.”
They explained that their strikes targeted Russian choppers that were being hidden at a concealed airstrip.
They added: “The enemy had created a jumping-off point for aircraft – a camouflaged position for rapid movement of aircraft or for surprise attacks on the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine.”
Ukraine‘s intelligence agency said: “The enemy once again thought that deep in the rear he was unattainable.
“We once again proved that for the Special Operations Forces there is nothing unattainable.”
Ukrainian special forces said the helicopters were destroyed by US-made HIMARS missiles.
HIMARS launchers rely on U.S. intelligence, but their use is thought to have been hampered by Washington‘s recent suspension of intelligence sharing.
Belgorod, 25 miles from the Ukrainian border, is regularly used by Putin’s forces to launch attacks on Ukrainian territory.
These attacks frequently target the Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, which is also very close to the border.
Belgorod has been described as the second war front in Russia, after Kursk, due to the high amount of fighting and drone blitzes there.
East2WestKa-52 Alligator attack and reconnaissance helicopter pictured[/caption]
East2WestMi-8 transport helicopter pictured[/caption]
Russia said Ukraine crossed the border and attacked the region with troops and tanks last Tuesday.
The chopper strikes come as Russia and the U.S. hold talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at a ceasefire and an eventual end to the war, which has lasted three years and one month so far.
The Riyadh-based talks on Monday come after a U.S. team met separately with Ukrainian officials in the same place on Sunday.
Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov said that the Sunday talks were “constructive and meaningful”.
On Monday Ukrainian forces said they had shot down 57 drones out of a 99-drone attack from Russia overnight.
Weekend strikes on Ukraine killed three people in Kyiv, including a five-year-old child.
Online systems in Ukraine‘s state-owned railway were also targeted overnight by a massive Russian cyber attack.
The extraordinary footage of four choppers being destroyed comes as the U.S. and Russia hold peace talks on Ukraine on MondayEast2West
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