The spokesman of the Navy reported the destruction of a Russian helicopter in Crimea

Russian Ka-27 helicopter / Illustrative photo

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian Ka-27 helicopter.

Dmytro Pletenchuk, the spokesman of the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced this on April 10.

«Minus Russian Ka-27 in Crimea. It was looking for something. Found it,» he wrote.

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As you know, the Ka-27 is a naval anti-submarine helicopter designed for fleet defense. It is designed to detect, track and destroy submarines.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has already lost 325 helicopters, as well as 347 planes and 9,070 drones.

It will be recalled that in February, in the Tavry direction, Ukrainian defenders burned a Russian Ka-52 «Alligator» helicopter.