The crew of an Mi-8 helicopter shot down 12 suicide bombers in three hours – video
The crew of a Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Ukrainian Navy destroyed 12 Shahed-type attack drones during a massive attack on March 24, 2026.
The Ukrainian Navy reported this on Facebook.
Over the course of three hours of continuous combat operations, the military countered Russian air targets, eliminating a significant number of kamikaze drones. Footage of the crew’s operations and the results of the shootdowns were published on social media.
The deployment of Navy aviation to repel Russian attacks became part of comprehensive measures to protect Ukraine’s airspace. The use of helicopters allows for a mobile response to the movement of UAV groups and their destruction before they reach critical infrastructure. Official sources confirm the successful completion of the mission, which helped minimize the consequences of a large-scale attack by Russian drones across various regions of the country.
On March 24, Russian occupiers carried out a massive attack on western regions of Ukraine using kamikaze drones. In Lviv, one of the drones struck a building in the city center, causing a fire.
This attack was part of a large-scale Russian air offensive that on March 24 swept across several regions of Ukraine, including critical infrastructure facilities in the rear regions.
