Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian helicopter with Stinger missile

This video shows a Ukrainian missile whizzing towards a Russian helicopter and blowing it to smithereens in mid-air. Ukraine Ministry of Defence (MoD) posted this video on Thursday, 21st April. The MoD said (in English): “Military brotherhood. On April 21st, Ukrainian paratroopers shot down a Russian helicopter with a Stinger. And when the second helicopter arrived, it was shot down by Marines. Ukrainian Armed Forces are strong, both on the ground and in the air.“ Newsflash also obtained a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reading (in Ukrainian): “Marines together with fellow paratroopers destroyed two Russian Mi-8 transport and combat helicopters. “On April 21, in one of the areas of execution of tasks, the air defence unit of a separate airmobile brigade of the DShV [Ukrainian Air Assault Forces] of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Mi-8 transport and combat helicopter with a Stinger MANPADS [man-portable air-defence system]. “The video shows the place