It turned out the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) fighters not only sank the Russian ship "SergeiKotov" on Mar. 5 but also destroyed the ship's Ka-29 transport combat helicopter, which was on board the ship at the time of the attack.
Russia lost another helicopter in the war against Ukraine
The DIU press service released the interception of the conversation of the Russian invaders with details of the destruction of the patrol ship "SergEI Kotov".
It is clear that you know all this. Our tragic event at night. Accordingly, in 0.50 a small patrol ship "Kotov" was attacked by unmanned boats in the amount of 5 units, which together with us is on air defense combat duty, and it is, accordingly, at my command, - during the conversation the commander of the 184 brigade of water protection ships district (Novorossiysk), under whose command "Serhiy Kotov" was
The Russian aggressor also confirmed that "Sergiy Kotov" was attacked by five unmanned boats (UBs), and a helicopter was also on board.
As Ukrainian journalists managed to find out from their DIU insiders, Ukrainian soldiers managed to destroy the ship transport combat helicopter Ka-29 (further development of the Ka-27 helicopter).
It is important to understand that a helipad, a hangar, and storage tanks for aviation fuel are provided for the placement of deck aircraft on the patrol ships of this project.
What is important to know about the Russian Ka-29 helicopter
Ka-29 (product 502, according to NATO classification: Helix-B) is a Soviet naval transport combat helicopter, a further development of the Ka-27 helicopter.
It was developed at Joint Construction Bureau named after N. I. Kamov in the early 1980s.
The main task of the Ka-29 is landing from ships of marine units and their fire support, transportation of various cargoes, etc.
On Mar. 5, 2024, one Ka-29 helicopter based on board the Russian Navy ship "Sergei Kotov" was destroyed along with the ship.
