The Russian Defense Ministry stated in a statement: “The army aviation crew aboard an Mi-35M helicopter targeted personnel, a control point, and a drone launch site belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the ‘North’ group forces.” The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that “all specified targets were destroyed.” Among these were German Leopard 2 tanks and numerous American and British armored vehicles, in addition to many tanks and vehicles provided by NATO countries, all of which were destroyed by Russian strikes.
