The Ukrainian Army’s Helicopters Sat Out The Last Campaign. They Sure Aren’t Sitting Out This One.

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With donated airframes, the Ukrainians soon will have more helicopters than they had in February.

, as Russian forces massed along Ukraine’s borders in late 2021 and early 2022, whether the Ukrainian army’s helicopter pilots would play any meaningful role in the coming wider war.

Ukraine’s four aviation brigades are similar in structure, with each on paper operating around 16 Mil Mi-8 transports and 10 Mil Mi-24 gunships. In practice, the distribution of airframes is uneven. And there are a few Mil Mi-2 training helicopters and Mil Mi-26 heavy transports sprinkled across the brigades.

As the war widened in February, it was reasonable to expect the Ukrainian aviation brigades to keep away from the front and instead stick to auxiliary roles safe inside friendly territory. Moving people and supplies between rear bases.

 

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