The Mi-24 Hind was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was first flown in 1969. At the time, it was a revolutionary design that blended the roles of attack helicopter and troop transport.

Russian state-run news agency RT reported Thursday that air defenses targeted "helicopter drones," claiming this marked the first attempted use of such drones to attack Moscow during the conflict.

Ka-52 is an all-weather, twin-seat, contra-rotary command and control attack helicopter used in the Russian Air Force and ... as well as the Mil Mi-24/35 HIND. In the first year of the conflict ...