Russian Mi-8 helicopters have been known to be able to carry EW suites for some time, albeit originally designed to counter MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems) and radar-guided missiles.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region, killing the crew. "On March 18, 2025, during a planned training flight, a Mi-28 helicopter ...

Sometime on or just before Monday, a quartet of Russian helicopters—two Mil Mi-8 transports and two Kamov Ka-52 gunships—landed somewhere in Belgorod Oblast in western Russia. Ukrainian ...

Ukraine's special forces said Kyiv had "struck and destroyed" four Russian helicopters "behind enemy lines" in the Belgorod region using HIMARS. Kyiv took out the two Ka-52 and two Mi-8 ...

To what extent does work on the Mi-8 family helicopters still form the basis of activity at Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No.1 ...

Ukrainian reconnaissance forces have targeted air defence systems, a tugboat and a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in temporarily occupied Crimea over the last few days. Source: Defence Intelligence of ...

“Special operations forces, in coordination with the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), missile forces, and artillery, eliminated two Ka-52 attack helicopters and two Mi-8 ...

A Mi-28 helicopter crashed Tuesday during a planned training flight over Russia's Leningrad region, killing the crew onboard, local media reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. The ...