Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter

Russian Attack Helicopters: How Russian Choppers Went from Vulnerable Targets to High-Tech Killers Over Ukraine’s Battlefields

At the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, few military observers held any illusions about the effectiveness of Russia's attack helicopters. Derided as outdated and vulnerable, they were dubbed "flying coffins" by both Western analysts and...