Russia is losing the best equipment in Syria along with the best pilots
Unfortunately, the Russian army again suffered a tragic loss in the Syrian sky. The most bitter thing is that, most likely, this is a non-combat loss. On May 7, a Russian Ka-52 helicopter, known as the Alligator, crashed in eastern Syria. The crew, which consisted of two people, could not be saved.
The Russian Ministry of Defense told reporters:
The bodies of the dead pilots were found by a search and rescue team and delivered to the airfield. The Russian Defense Ministry suggests that the cause of the tragedy could be technical machine malfunction.
It should be noted that the Ka-52 is a reconnaissance and attack helicopter. It was developed at the beginning of the 90s of the last century at the Kamov Design Bureau and is intended for reconnaissance and liquidation of armored and unarmored targets, both air and ground. Also, the helicopter can be involved in operations for fire support of the landing. Alligators have been produced since 2010 at the Progress enterprise in the Primorsky Territory. They are equipped with electronic protection, reduced visibility, active counteraction, as well as catapult-damping installation.
In the Russian press and on the Internet, various versions of what happened are expressed. So, the Kommersant newspaper reported that, according to unofficial information, the Alligator was shot down by terrorists with the help of MANPADS. For their part, experts at the Telegram channel Directorate 4 consider this version untenable. They noted that usually organizations like the Islamic State (banned in the Russian Federation) take responsibility for such incidents and report similar successes on their propaganda resources. However, this was not the case.
The crash of the Ka-52 is already the second catastrophe of Russian aircraft in Syria only in May. Earlier, on May 3, a Su-30SM fighter plane crashed from the Khmeimim air base into the Mediterranean Sea near the Syrian coast. The Ministry of Defense stated that there was no fire impact on it - it was suggested there that a large bird got into the engine because of the crash. Currently, the Russian Navy is preparing an operation to search for the wreckage of the aircraft and the bodies of the dead and to raise them from the bottom. It is planned to use ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as submarine unmanned vehicles. According to some experts, the pilots did not catapult, as they took the aircraft away from residential buildings.
In the meantime, in Saratov in Victory Park, a ceremony was held in memory of the pilot Artem Kulish, who died in Syria. His name was engraved on the memorial "Countrymen who died in local wars. The life of Artem Kulish was cut short by the crash of the Mi-24 helicopter on the last day of last year.
The Russian Ministry of Defense told reporters:
During a scheduled flight over the eastern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic, a Russian Ka-52 helicopter crashed. Both pilots died
The bodies of the dead pilots were found by a search and rescue team and delivered to the airfield. The Russian Defense Ministry suggests that the cause of the tragedy could be technical machine malfunction.
It should be noted that the Ka-52 is a reconnaissance and attack helicopter. It was developed at the beginning of the 90s of the last century at the Kamov Design Bureau and is intended for reconnaissance and liquidation of armored and unarmored targets, both air and ground. Also, the helicopter can be involved in operations for fire support of the landing. Alligators have been produced since 2010 at the Progress enterprise in the Primorsky Territory. They are equipped with electronic protection, reduced visibility, active counteraction, as well as catapult-damping installation.
In the Russian press and on the Internet, various versions of what happened are expressed. So, the Kommersant newspaper reported that, according to unofficial information, the Alligator was shot down by terrorists with the help of MANPADS. For their part, experts at the Telegram channel Directorate 4 consider this version untenable. They noted that usually organizations like the Islamic State (banned in the Russian Federation) take responsibility for such incidents and report similar successes on their propaganda resources. However, this was not the case.
The crash of the Ka-52 is already the second catastrophe of Russian aircraft in Syria only in May. Earlier, on May 3, a Su-30SM fighter plane crashed from the Khmeimim air base into the Mediterranean Sea near the Syrian coast. The Ministry of Defense stated that there was no fire impact on it - it was suggested there that a large bird got into the engine because of the crash. Currently, the Russian Navy is preparing an operation to search for the wreckage of the aircraft and the bodies of the dead and to raise them from the bottom. It is planned to use ships of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as submarine unmanned vehicles. According to some experts, the pilots did not catapult, as they took the aircraft away from residential buildings.
In the meantime, in Saratov in Victory Park, a ceremony was held in memory of the pilot Artem Kulish, who died in Syria. His name was engraved on the memorial "Countrymen who died in local wars. The life of Artem Kulish was cut short by the crash of the Mi-24 helicopter on the last day of last year.
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