DIU burns Russian Mi-24 at air base in Moscow region

11 November, 2024 Mi-24 attack helicopter. Photo: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine burned a Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter at the Klin-1 air base in the Moscow region.

A video of the helicopter being set on fire was published on the official DIU Telegram page. The helicopter was set on fire at the Klin-1 air base, where the 92nd Research-Instructor Helicopter Squadron is based, which is engaged in retraining and training helicopter pilots. In addition, the airfield is the home base for Mi-24, Mi-8, new Mi-8AMTSh, as well as Ka-52 and Mi-28 helicopters.

Due to its importance for army aviation, the airfield is home to a significant number of helicopters, which are likely to be involved in the combat operations on the territory of Ukraine. The airfield is also capable of receiving transport and training aircraft, which sometimes land at Klin-5 as part of scheduled flights. In the video of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the Mi-24 helicopter that was set on fire was equipped with a UB-32M pod, which are mostly used by helicopters for training purposes.

The helicopter was set on fire in the area of the engines, which could potentially cause significant damage.

A Mi-24 helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Photo: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Earlier, Militarnyi reported that on July 21, 2024, two more Russian helicopters, a Mi-28 attack helicopter and a Ka-226 multipurpose helicopter, had been shot down in the village of Tomilino near Moscow. These two helicopters were located on the territory of the Russian "national center of helicopter construction Mil and Kamov" in the Moscow region.

In addition, on September 21, a Mi-8 military helicopter burned down at the Omsk-Severny airport.

The arson was intentional and was committed by two sixteen-year-old schoolchildren.

The young men entered the airbase and threw a pre-prepared bottle of incendiary mixture into the aircraft, then fled.