Clashes broke out in Russia between the private military company Wagner and security forces. On the morning of June 24, several pieces of aircraft were already destroyed.
What is known
Russian media report the destruction of an An-26 military transport aircraft by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Mi-28, Ka-52 and Mi-35 helicopters were also taken into the sky. According to rumors, a bomb was dropped on the M-4 highway leading to Moscow.
But much more interesting is the information that mercenaries from the Wagner PMC destroyed two very rare Russian Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare helicopters at once. Below you can see a photo of one of them. In mid-May, Russia also lost two such helicopters. Both were shot down in Russia, about 50 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The Mi-8MTPR-1 is used for airborne jamming and as an enemy air defense system. The helicopter is equipped with the Lever-AV active jamming station. It suppresses the operation of aircraft and anti-aircraft missiles within a radius of more than 100 km. The cost of a helicopter with the Lever-AV system is up to $10 million.
