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An aircraft mechanic

[Chebik @Chebik2]

@magictouch190 Interesting timing of this complex operation. Shooting down Russian premier fighter using Vipers and Patriot ambush on same day Zelensky is asking Trump for more Patriots is tactic that could certainly work on him

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@magictouch190 RKhR

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JNIM actually managed to catch a rare Burkinabe Mi-35M deployed in Mali. Only single airframe is known to have been delivered to Burkina Faso and it was seen in Mali in December 2025 (2nd photo) and clearly either never left or returned back:
https://t.co/4CFN2qIWne

[War Noir @war_noir]

#Mali / #Russia 🇲🇱🇷🇺: Al-Qaeda (#JNIM) struck Russian Africa Corps and Malian Army members, aircrafts and helicopters in Mopti Airport in #Sévaré.

Militants notably used several Drones —apparently armed with air-dropped HE / HE-Frag Explosive Devices.

[Chebik @Chebik2]

@BabakTaghvaee1 That heli is actually Burkina Faso Mi-35M

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Mi-24P seized by Rebels in Mali is really just a wreck. In fact it appears to be the very same aircraft that crashed in Kidal area on 26th July 2024 and now its identity became known. Clearly it was moved into some military base after crash and abandoned

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@magictouch190 Actually both are MT variants

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@magictouch190 Actually DCS

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Seems like Ukraine is investing a lot into its Mi-8 fleet. Below is one of 4 Mi-17Ms donated by Slovakia, two were airworthy (0844 and 0847), while the other two were stored for a few years while awaiting general overhaul. Seems like either 0807 or 0821 finally got one in Ukraine

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Still from the beginning of the same video shows ex-Croatian Mi-8MTV-1 with at least some of the same modifications as Mi-17-1V above (not all are visible from cameraman point of view) plus MG installed in the nose.

[Chebik @Chebik2]

Another civilian standard Hip brought to full military config by Ukraine. Repainted ex-Latvian Mi-17-1V with full protecion suite and weapons pylons. Previously UA made same effort with ex-Croatian Mi-8MTV-1s. Latvia donated all 4 of their Mi-17s to UA.
https://t.co/7hHGqdYqqg

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

Delivered by air. No parachutes. Landing exactly where the mission begins.
Special operators of the 73rd Naval Center hone the skills required for the hardest tasks—deep, fast, and precise.

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@CalibreObscura @magictouch190 No idea about the pylons, though they had plenty of them before as large number of upgraded Mi-8MSB-Vs is equipped with them (original Mi-8Ts had different pylons that are not used anymore). Wiring and control interfaces for weapons and countermeasures have to be installed.

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@DavidDetten @aaf_lukas

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@trip_to_valkiri @TarasChmut The one visible in Georgian TAM was not in service in Hungary at the time: either it was sold and refurbished for another owner or used as source of spare parts by plant. Mi-24s that are being retired were overhauled in Russia in 2018-2019 i think

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@magictouch190 Used in full scale war btw as flag under cockpit and on escorting MSB-V suggests:

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@magictouch190 @awildtengu1984 Likely Gepard

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@trip_to_valkiri All were retired already.

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@_wild_billkelso I doubt this is Ukrainian F-16, cause it looks like it is GE engined jet used only by Block 30 onwards

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@HammerOfWar5 It is Mi-24V

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@magictouch190 It cant match, cause it is Austrian S-70A