Today we wrote that two fighter jets and two helicopters were shot down on Russian territory. Now it has appeared
What is known
One of the downed helicopters was definitely the Mi-8, andthe second could be another Mi-8, Mi-24 or Mi-28N. As it became known, in both cases, Mi-8s were shot down, but not simple, but rare modifications of the MTPR-1 electronic warfare.
Mi-8MTPR-1 helicopters are intended forjamming aircraft and anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy. To do this, they are equipped with an active interference station "Rychag-AV". It was created to provide protection for both aircraft and ground facilities.
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The complex does not allow the use of aviation andanti-aircraft missiles within a radius of more than 100 km. As you can see, this time it didn't work. The helicopters were located at a distance of about 50 km from the Russian-Ukrainian border.
As for the Mi-8MTPR-1 themselves, they are not very expensive. The cost of each helicopter with the Rychag-AV active jamming station is no more than $10 million.