A video is gaining popularity on social media showing how a pilot ejects from the cockpit of a Ka-52 Alligator helicopter after a MANPADS missile hits a rotorcraft.
After the helicopter was hit by an enemy missile, the blades were knocked down and the cockpit windows were blown out, then the rocket engines of the Ka-52 ejection seats, the only Russian Aerospace Forces helicopter where the pilot could to be ejected, fired.
This video stops. It is not known if the crew survived.
At the same time, the Ukrainian side is constantly trying to resist Russian units in the air. Previously, Poland and Slovakia announced a high probability of transferring MiG-29 fighters to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the Poles plan to transfer 2 of these aircraft to Ukraine, and the Slovaks – up to 13. However, Yuri Ignat , adviser to the Air Force Command, spoke about the need to provide Ukraine with more modern aircraft.
Meanwhile, sending fighter jets to the Ukrainians will not affect the course of hostilities. Retired U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter has made this view public. In his opinion, such “assistance” from Kiev’s allies will lead to even greater casualties for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, since the average life expectancy of Ukrainian pilots in the air will be extremely low.
