MOSCOW, January 5. 2025 – TASS. The crew of the Mi-28NM helicopter thwarted the rotation of Ukrainian troops by destroying enemy armored vehicles with air missiles in the border area of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The crew of army aviation on the Mi-28NM helicopter as part of a mixed tactical group disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian armed forces units in the border area of the Kursk region, the ministry said.
The ministry noted that during the combat mission to support ground forces, army aviation pilots launched missiles at the coordinates of the air controller and destroyed armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian troops.
A Russian fighter jet has taken down a Ukrainian MiG-29, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Combat aviation of Russia’s Aerospace Forces has taken down a MiG-29 jet of the Ukrainian air force, the ministry said.
Russian air defense systems have also eliminated a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the borderline Bryansk Region, regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense systems have detected and eliminated a fixed-wing UAV over the Bryansk Region. There have been no casualties or damage. First responders are working on site, he wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to the governor, this was a second drone shot down on Monday.
TASS Triple Play / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
The Ukrainian military command has turned Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic into a fortified stronghold over the past 10 years,
Russian units have more room for maneuvering following the taking of Kurakhovo which aids in increasing the rates of liberating the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said.