💥 Attack

Russian Mi-35 helicopters attempted to seize Hostomel airfield but were engaged by Ukrainian defenders

February 24, 2024 Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post

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Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Russian landing force (military_unit) Ukrainian special forces (military_unit) Chief Intelligence Directorate (organization) 4th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) An-225 Mriia (weapon_system) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Ukraine (organization) Bayraktar TB2 (weapon_system) Buk missile system (weapon_system) IL-76 transport aircraft (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian Mi-35 helicopters flew into Ukrainian territory from Belarus and headed to seize the airfield in Hostomel, where Ukrainian defenders opened fire forcing emergency landings

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation at the Hostomel airfield that witnessed the beginning of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on this day two years ago

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