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| Date: | Friday 21 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Veseloye Air Base -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 21 March 2025, a Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter was targeted in a double-tap drone strike on Veseloye Air Base in the Russian controlled Republic of Crimea, conducted by the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR).
Footage released by the HUR shows that the first drone narrowly missed the helicopter and impacted the drone slightly forward and right of the vehicle. Footage from the second drone cuts out at a distance to the helicopter. As a result, it is difficult to ascertain whether the helicopter was damaged, destroyed or completely untouched.
Sources:
https://x.com/MarcinRogowsk14/status/1903061379558330688
https://x.com/therawe2/status/1902890882262560852
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2025 08:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Mar-2025 08:25 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Mar-2025 12:51 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 06:50 | RDV | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 13:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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