Mi-8 helicopters

Russia plans major increase in Mi-8 helicopter production — Dallas Analytics

Russia plans to increase helicopter production and build 72 Mi-8MTV-1 multipurpose helicopters in 2026–2027, according to a study by private analytical firm Dallas Analytics.

8 June, 06:14 PM

Two enemy helicopters destroyed in Ukrainian strike deep inside Russia

Ukrainian Forces used strike drones to destroy a Russian multi-purpose Mi-8 and a Ka-52 attack helicopter at an airbase in Russia's Oryol Oblast, Militarnyi news outlet reported on Feb. 22, citing the Russian Spy Dossier Telegram channel.

23 February, 09:25 AM

Ukrainian FPV drone downs Russian $6 million Mi-8 helicopter - video

Ukrainian defenders have shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, worth $6 mln, using an FPV drone, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi (Madyar) reported on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 01:53 PM

Ukrainian Ghosts take out rare Russian patrol planes

Two Russian Be-12 Chayka aircraft designed for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties were successfully targeted in a drone attack on occupied Crimea carried out by Ukraine’s Prymary (Ghosts) special forces unit on Sept. 21, Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram the following day, posting videos of the strikes.

22 September 2025, 10:15 AM

HUR operatives strike three Russian Mi-8 helicopters in occupied Crimea — video

Ukrainian military intelligence operatives destroyed three Russian Mi-8 helicopters during a strike in temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s HUR said on Sept. 21.

21 September 2025, 11:00 AM

Ukraine hits two Mi-8s and tugboat in bold HUR raid on occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency has confirmed its fighters struck two Russian Mi-8 helicopters and a tugboat in temporarily occupied Crimea. Media reports had surfaced earlier with similar information, HUR said in a statement on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 01:17 PM

Lt. Kateryna serves as Ukraine’s only female combat helicopter pilot

Lt. Kateryna, the only female combat helicopter pilot in Ukraine, serves with mostly male troops at a forward base, The New York Times reported on May 18.

18 May 2025, 01:44 PM

Ukrainian forces destroy two Russian Mi-8s in Black Sea battle

The commander of the HUR Group 13 special forces unit, known by the call sign Thirteenth, described a battle in the Black Sea on Dec. 31, 2024, in which missile strikes from Magura V5 drones destroyed two Russian helicopters and damaged a third.

6 January 2025, 03:38 PM

Ukrainian drones take out two Russian Mi-8 helicopters near Crimea on New Year’s Eve

Magura V5 naval drones destroyed two Russian Mi-8 helicopters near Crimea on Dec. 31, and another aircraft was damaged but managed to land. Reserve Colonel Roman Svitan, a pilot instructor with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told Radio NV how intelligence orchestrated the strike, calling it a “Christmas gift” for Ukrainians.

3 January 2025, 02:43 AM

Mi-8 helicopters