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| Date: | Sunday 23 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | 54 Red |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ivnyansky Raion, Belgorod Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 23 March 2025, a Russian helicopter forward deployment point in Ivnyansky Raion, Belgorod Oblast was targeted by multiple M142 HIMARS barrages from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, simultaneously from the direction of Dobropillya in Sumy Oblast, as well as Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast. The strike was carried out using GMLRS munitions and conducted by the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR). The strike follows a period of significant aviation activity in Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts following the Ukrainian retreat from Sudzha.
According to Russian military bloggers, there were no fatalities.
Sources:
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-claims-to-destroy-4-russian-helicopters-in-belgorod-oblast-show-footage/
https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1904065678061052189
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1904056114229944598
https://t.me/ZOV_Voevoda/28611
https://t.me/ZOV_Voevoda/28612
https://t.me/dosye_shpiona/660
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2025 08:05 | Dolly564 | Added |
| 24-Mar-2025 09:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 09:42 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 12:41 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 13:00 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 14:15 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Apr-2025 15:01 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 03-Apr-2025 06:07 | Drone Insider | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2025 06:08 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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