'Minus Russian Ka-27 in Crimea,' Ukraine's navy posted on social media.
Russia lost one of its Ka-27 naval helicopters in Crimea early on Wednesday, Ukraine has said, while Moscow said one of its Mi-24 attack helicopters had crashed after an equipment failure.'Minus Russian Ka-27 in Crimea,' Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for Ukraine's navy, said in a brief statement posted to Facebook. Ukraine's Defense Ministry shared a similar statement to social media on Wednesday.
Newsweek could not independently verify this figure.Russia's helicopters have been a target of Ukraine's efforts, but Kyiv more frequently reports Russian jet and fixed-wing aircraft losses. 'Long time no see destroyed ussian helicopters,' the Ukrainian Defense Ministry wrote on Wednesday.Back in June 2023, Kyiv said Russian forces in Ukraine had lost 'five times more helicopters' than during Moscow's operations in Chechnya.
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