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Epicenter of the fighting, will the city of Bakhmout, in Ukraine, resist for long? In recent weeks, Russian troops have continued to gain ground there. So the Ukrainian soldiers defend themselves with the help of their helicopters.
In the middle of the fields, on a tiny airfield some leaves for Ukraine, there are five combat helicopters, MI8, perfectly aligned. They await their missions. The soldiers load the ammunition, long rockets. Their tradition is to write some insults for Russians on it. “If the projectile does not explode, they will be able to read the message”comments a soldier. In another aircraft, the crew prepares to fly over the front line.
old-fashioned helicopters
Helicopters fly very low to avoid detection, sometimes even a meter above the ground. Then they fire their shots. Sixteen rockets can fire times, but they must stay 6km of the target. The soldiers link two to three flights a day. Helicopters fire at Russian infantry and light vehicles. The aircraft are of Soviet construction, outdated according to the soldiers. “Between this one which is 40 years old and the new one, which one do you prefer? The new, of course”says a soldier.
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