Video shows Ka-52 helicopter obliterating Ukrainian equipment in Kursk border area

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that a Ka-52M helicopter destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles with air-launched missiles in the border area of the Kursk region.

"While carrying out a combat mission in support of the 'North' grouping, an army aviation crew operating a Ka-52M helicopter as part of a mixed tactical group launched an airstrike with missiles on Ukrainian personnel and armored vehicles in the border area of the Kursk region. A forward air controller confirmed the destruction of all Ukrainian targets," the statement said.

The ministry noted that after the strike, the crews performed anti-missile maneuvers at extremely low altitude while deploying infrared countermeasures to prevent enemy MANPADS from hitting their helicopters.

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The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (Russian: Чёрная акула, romanized: Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark), NATO reporting name Hokum A, is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995. The Ka-50 is manufactured by the Progress company in Arsenyev. It is used as a heavily armed scout helicopter and has a rescue ejection system, rare for helicopters.