Date 31.03.2022. 2

The army of the Donetsk People's Republic shot down two helicopters carrying the commanders of the extremist battalion "Azov" who tried to escape from Mariupol, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

According to the general, this morning the Kiev regime tried to evacuate the command staff of "Azov" with the help of two helicopters. However, DNR forces shot down both Mi-8s.

One helicopter was shot down by trophy weapons - the American portable anti-aircraft missile complex "Stinger" in the area of ​​Ribacka, while the other Ukrainian Mi-8 missile was damaged, flew in the direction of the Black Sea, and fell 20 kilometers from the coast.

"The Russian Air and Space Forces, with the help of air defense means, shot down one Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter, 30 kilometers west of Izjum, as well as four Ukrainian drones in the area of ​​Tamarin, Lisichansk and Volnovakha," Konashenkov added.

Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian army has destroyed 124 planes, 80 helicopters, 345 drones and 1.826 tanks and other armored vehicles.
The offensive continues

Insurgents of DNR and LNR continue the offensive in Donbas, 90 Ukrainian fighters were destroyed in a day, Konashenkov said.

"Units of the People's Liberation Army continue their offensive operations on the outskirts of Severodonetsk. During the day, they advanced two kilometers into the depths of the defense of the 57th separate motorized infantry brigade. "Over 40 people from the Ukrainian brigade, three infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles for various purposes and two Polish warehouses for rocket and artillery weapons were liquidated," he said.
He added that DNR forces had taken control of part of the settlement of Novobahmutovka. Fighting is currently underway with units of the 25th Ukrainian Airborne Brigade on the outskirts of the settlement of Novoselovka.



Earlier, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced that Mariupol had been liberated by 90-95 percent.


https://srbin.info/en/svet/oborena-dva-ukrajinska-helikoptera-sa-komandantima-bataljona-azov/

VirileNelly2420:
No pics or video?

VirileNelly2420:
No pics or video?

seunny4lif:

There is video of it on YouTube and even the Chinese TV crews filmed it as 2 Ukraine troops survived.

VirileNelly2420:

Ok... Better.

seunny4lif:

Russia used the same Portable defence missiles provided by USA to shot down one of the helicopters

Appleyard:


Most of Javelin and stinger missiles/Manpad sent to Ukraine were captured by the Russians.

Nitah1:
I wonder who is sponsoring you to spread this kind of propaganda....can you provide evidence as to when and where the Russians captured US deliveries?

Nitah1:
I wonder who is sponsoring you to spread this kind of propaganda....can you provide evidence as to when and where the Russians captured US deliveries?