A Ukrainian FPV drone shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter in the Donetsk sector, and then another FPV drone attacked and killed the crew after they crash-landed.
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Ukrainian FPV drone shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter and killed the crew after crash landing
Ukrainian forces downed Ka-52 using fiber optic FPV drone in Pokrovsk direction
Ukrainian operators of the 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter using an FPV drone on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian drone operators destroyed a Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter using an FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast
The helicopter made an emergency landing following the strike and the crew attempted to escape but were later located and killed
Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter and destroyed the crew during an evacuation attempt in the Nadeievka area of Donetsk Oblast.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.876Z
Source story: day-1485a-2026-03-23