The pilot of a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter managed to dodge Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles while participating in a military operation here.
Sputnik reported, the Russian Defense Ministry on March 21 published the content of an interview with Oleg Yesman, a pilot of Russia's Mi-24 helicopter, recounting the moment when he dodged a Ukrainian missile while participating in the attack. participate in a military operation on the outskirts of the capital Kiev.
Oleg Esman said the incident happened when a group of Russian combat helicopters on a mission attacked the Ukrainian airbase to open the way for Russian paratroopers from Mi-8 helicopters to land.
According to Esman, at that time, about 15 Ukrainian surface-to-air missiles from US-made Stinger air defense systems were fired, aimed at Russian helicopters now flying above the Dnieper River.
Describing the moment his Mi-24 helicopter faced a direct attack of the Stinger missile, Mr. Esman said he saw the Stinger missile heading straight towards him and he really had time to decision.
"I spotted the enemy launching a Stinger missile at me from a distance of 900 meters, had less than a second to react. I controlled the helicopter to turn left and make sure the bullet followed the engine heat stream. When about Only 100 meters away, I turned to the right to dodge the missile," Mr. Esman recalled.
Although the missile damaged the tail of the helicopter, Mr. Esman's Mi-24 was still able to continue carrying out the mission to support the operation of Russian paratroopers to control the Ukrainian airport.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 with a statement aimed at "demilitarizing" and "de-fascistizing Ukraine". On the very first day of the operation, Russia announced that it had taken control of the Antonov airbase in Hostomel, a suburb of the capital Kiev.
On March 12, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing the moment tactical units of the Russian Airborne Forces landed and quickly took control of an airbase on Ukrainian territory. A video circulating on social media earlier said that the Russian military appeared to have lost several helicopters in this attack.
Russia's military campaign in Russia has entered its fourth week, but the conflict has not shown any signs of abating as negotiations have not made much progress. Moscow accuses Kiev of obstructing peace talks by making a series of proposals that Russia cannot accept. Meanwhile, Ukraine said it was ready to negotiate but would not surrender or accept Russia's ultimatum.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the current results of the negotiations were not enough to lay the groundwork for the prospect of a direct dialogue between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
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