Russian Ka-52 helicopter downed by Ukrainian drone – video
A Russian Ka-52 helicopter has been downed by a first-person view (FPV) drone operated by fighters from the Sky Predators unmanned systems battalion of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces.
Source: press service for the Unmanned Systems Forces; Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces
Details: The incident occurred on the Pokrovsk front.
Brodvi said the Russian helicopter had been hunted down with a fibre-optic FPV drone operated by the Baltyka crew from the Sky Predators near the settlement of Nadiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
After the emergency landing, the helicopter crew attempted to escape, but drones operated by soldiers from the 1st battalion of the 414th Magyar's Birds Separate Brigade prevented the Russians from doing so.
Video by the Unmanned Systems Forces
This marks the second Russian helicopter downed by the 59th Brigade, after its Sky Predators unit struck a multipurpose Mi-8 helicopter on 29 September 2025.
The Ka-52 is a next-generation reconnaissance and attack helicopter, a command aircraft of army aviation designed to destroy armoured vehicles, manpower and aerial assets.
The cost of such a helicopter is about US$16 million.
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