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Ukrainian forces struck two Russian Mi-28 and two Mi-17 helicopters refueling at a field landing site in Voronezh Oblast, located 150 kilometers from the frontline.

Babky, Voronezh Oblast
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Ukrainian forces struck two Russian Mi-28 and two Mi-17 helicopters refueling at a field landing site in Voronezh Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones struck two Russian helicopters in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, more than 150 kilometers from the front line.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The strike hit a Mi-28 and a Mi-17 helicopter, killing at least one maintenance specialist.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces hit two Russian military helicopters, a Mi-28 and a Mi-17, in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast, 150 km from the line of combat contact.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The strike was carried out by pilots from combined crews of the 429th Achilles Separate Brigade and the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade in a jointly planned operation with the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Center.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.771Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-29-2026