Russian helicopter being downed

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Warning: Graphic war footage

Illia is a reporter with the Kyiv Independent paper.

[dchill]

1. Hope this gets shown to the Russian helicopter pilots.

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2. Holy crap! That must've been one of those Stinger missles...

we're supplying the Ukrainians with. Very effective. Take that, Pootie.

[gldstwmn]

5. Polish piorun:

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8. Kudos to the Polish-made Piorun missile.

It blasted the hell out of that invading copter.

[gldstwmn]

13. Yes, specifically made for low flying aircraft.

[PdamnedQ]

3. I hope nobody on the ground was hit.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. Those Stinger AA missiles are, once again,

proving their cost effectiveness as compared to the cost of the aircraft they're knocking out of the sky.

Ya think they would've learned with their experiences in Afghanistan against the Mujahadeen just how deadly those Stinger's are.

[JanMichael]

11. See post #2. Not a Stinger.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

12. Ah, thanks for the info,

but the Stingers being deployed as we speak are going to wreak havoc among low and med. altitude aircraft, especially the helos, which are particularly vulnerable.

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6. Looks like the pilot had about a half a second to realize he was fucked.

With a two man crew and a capacity of eight additional troops, that's up to ten less of the Motherland's finest who won't be murdering civilians.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. Yep.

AFAIC, Putin and Putin alone is responsible for those Russian's lives with his illegal war.

Welcome to hell Putin. may your putrid soul, if you've got one, (doubtful) rot for eternity.

[Wingus Dingus]

7. Can't stop watching it--looks like it went right thru the windshield.

What a great shot.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

10. Yep,

they probably had just enough time to way "What the f................