The military has conducted at least seven missions at the beleaguered Azovstal plant, which lost three helicopters.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted at least seven helicopter missions at the intercepted Azovstal plant in Mariupol. Details of the operations were learned by UP journalists.
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Earlier, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov, said that 16 Mi-8 military helicopters flew to the defenders to help, and once they brought 72 fighters of the Azov regiment to the plant.
“At night, at very low altitudes, along a route where, according to intelligence, it is possible to bypass the air defense, they flew to Mariupol. They brought there drugs, ammunition, food and water, and the serious the injured were loaded back, “the message said.
Ukraine has lost several helicopters on such missions.
“On the fifth flight, for the first time, the group was seen returning from Mariupol, and a helicopter was shot down. On the seventh flight, also back, a helicopter caught fire and fell on the occupied territory. Then another rescue. the helicopter was lifted from the Dnieper to pull out the survivors.But an ambush was waiting for him, and this helicopter was shot down from a MANPADS.So they were lying there together, as in a movie – in each other, “the source said.
According to media reports, the last flight with support took place somewhere in the turn of April-May, 20 days before the full departure of the defenders from Azovstal.
Recall that on May 20, the last Ukrainian military group left Azovstal. In all, about 2.5 thousand soldiers left the plant.
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Source: korrespondent
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