Ukrainian ghosts successfully destroyed two rare Russian aircraft Be-12 Čajka and Mi-8 helicopter. This is a hard blow to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Ukrainian special military units called. The ghosts (aimed at combating drones) for the first time in history destroyed two Russian anti-submarine aircraft Be-12 Čajka. The Russian helicopter Mi-8 also destroyed in the attack. It happened on Sunday in the Crimea. Informed the Ukrainian military intelligence.
“These are special aircraft, whose Russia certainly has no more than ten. It is not so important in the war against Ukraine, as the submarine does not have, but overall it is a loss for Russia compared to other countries. For example, in Pacific,” commented military analyst Tomáš Řepa Russian loss of seagulls for.
Making seagulls specific
The Soviets developed the Be-12 machines in the 1960s. They equipped them with expensive devices to search and destroy the submarines. According to the available information, the Russians had only seven such machines as support for the Black Sea fleet.
Although the Ukrainians do not have submarines, the Russians deployed seagulls to fight with Ukrainian naval drones. They successfully destroy Russian vessels in the Black Sea.
The Ukrainian intelligence agency mentions that during its operation the Be-12 plane has set 46 world records. According to open sources information, some Be-12 aircraft were adapted to use a fraudulent nuclear charge 5F48, which is an uncontrolled parachute bomb. This version of the aircraft was called the Be-12sk. Later, the plane could be equipped with more advanced ammunition.
