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| Date: | Sunday 20 March 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Kamov Ka-52 |
| Owner/operator: | 319 OVP Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-90656 05 B |
| MSN: | 35382611005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hostomel, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 20 March 2022, a Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopter of the 319th Separate Aviation Regiment was shot down while on patrol near Hostomel by an air-defence missile fired from the ground by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Both members of the flight crew, pilot Roman Kobets and navigator Ivan Boldyrev performed successful ejections using the Zvezda K-37-800 rocket assisted ejection system, marking the worlds first ever combat use of a helicopter ejection system. Both crewmen landed by parachute in territory controlled by Ukrainian forces, but were safely evacuated by forces of the 604th Special Purpose Centre "Vityaz" spetsnaz unit.
Sources:
https://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=32554
https://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=33235
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02DvtPmtKaEgEtBW4UZbMM8gkutqQjWp1SARBwF9HZC9AH56HZnGUzzxjiSb7f2p5el&id=100071807121016
https://t.me/lost_warinua/59271
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2023 07:10 | AlxSrgv | Added |
| 12-Dec-2023 19:34 | AlxSrgv | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2023 08:48 | AlxSrgv | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 11-Oct-2025 11:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2025 14:07 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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