Russian Ka-52Ms join battle for Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine

Upgraded Kamov Ka-52M Hokum-B attack helicopters are being used by the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) for the first time as part of a response to Ukraine’s armoured counteroffensive in the nation’s Zaporizhzhia region. A RuAF-operated Kamov Ka-52 Hokum-B gunship (Bort No '75 Yellow', registration RF-13417) is seen in the hover at Dyagilevo Air Base in Russia's Ryazan Oblast in 2020. The upgraded Ka-52M - along with other attack helicopters, artillery units and loitering munitions - have inflicted a heavy cost