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The Mi-8 helicopter was shot down,killing all three onboard (Picture: e2w)
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter worth £11 million was shot down by Vladimir Putin’s own air defences,reports say.
Three crew members – the pilot,navigator and gunner – were killed in the ‘friendly fire’ incident in the Voronezh region.
The helicopter was lost as it attempted to deter incoming Ukrainian drones.
Russian pro-war channels are infuriated after the incident,claiming the army is ‘incompetent’ as the war in Ukraine prepares to enter its fifth year in February.
One Telegram channel wrote: ‘I will not name the causes.
‘The cause is a classic one,one that humanity is unlikely to ever manage to defeat.’
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