Mi8/Mi-17

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Russian MI-8 Defector Ukraine

Russian Helicopter Pilot Details His Defection Flight To Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Sep 5 2:39 PM EDT
MI-8 Crash Ukraine

Two Ukrainian Mi-8 Helicopters Crash, Killing Six: Reports

By Howard Altman
Aug 30 8:08 PM EDT
Mi-8AMTSh

Defecting Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Was Lured To Ukraine: Reports

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 23 6:26 PM EDT
Russian aircraft shot down

Four Russian Aircraft Shot Down Within Their Own Borders

By Stetson Payne, Tyler Rogoway
May 13 3:45 PM EDT
Iraq Wants To Ditch Russian Mi-17s For U.S. Helicopters Over Ukraine War-Induced Parts Shortage

Iraq Wants To Ditch Russian Mi-17s For U.S. Helicopters Over Ukraine War-Induced Parts Shortage

By Emma Helfrich, Joseph Trevithick
Feb 10 7:02 PM EST
Black Helicopter Prompts False U.S. Embassy Evacuation Claims In Iraq

Black Helicopter Prompts False U.S. Embassy Evacuation Claims In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 29 2:52 PM EDT
Russian Air Force's Mil Mi-8MTV-5 medium twin-turbine helicopter in flight

NATO Member Estonia Says Russian Helicopter Intruded Into Its Airspace

By Howard Altman
Jun 21 8:00 PM EDT
Mi-8 Mariupol Rescue

Low, Fast And Dangerous: A Firsthand Account Of Ukraine’s Secret Helicopter Rescue Missions

By Howard Altman
Jun 7 3:15 PM EDT
Afghan Mi-17 painted as Ukrainian

Ex-Afghan Air Force Mi-17 Helicopters Are Now Flying For Ukraine

By Dan Parsons
Jun 2 5:06 PM EDT
Inside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied Mariupol

Inside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied Mariupol

By Howard Altman
May 25 6:54 PM EDT
Ukraine’s Delegation Arrives By Mi-8 Helicopter To Summit With Russia On Belarus Border

Ukraine’s Delegation Arrives By Mi-8 Helicopter To Summit With Russia On Belarus Border

By Tyler Rogoway
Feb 28 12:51 PM EST
U.S. Clears The Way For Transferring Ex-Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Ukraine: Report

U.S. Clears The Way For Transferring Ex-Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Ukraine: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 20 3:48 PM EST
Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Nov 20 2:38 PM EST
Russian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Flown By Secretive U.S. Unit Lands In Farmer’s Field

Russian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Flown By Secretive U.S. Unit Lands In Farmer’s Field

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 17 8:08 PM EDT
Mysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip Assault Helicopters Are Bound For China

Mysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip Assault Helicopters Are Bound For China

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 18 4:38 PM EDT
Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

By Tyler Rogoway
May 17 6:33 AM EDT