Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence says a specialised strike-drone unit hit two Russian Beriev Be‑12 amphibious maritime-patrol flying boats and an Mi‑8 helicopter in occupied Crimea on Sept. 21, destroying the rare Be‑12s — the first recorded combat losses of the type, which patrolled Crimea’s coastal waters.
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Ukraine reports the first-ever combat destruction of Beriev Be‑12 amphibious maritime-patrol aircraft — two Be‑12s and an Mi‑8 were struck on Sept. 21, removing a rare ISR/ASW asset that had been used to patrol Crimea’s coastal waters. See earlier Ukrainian strikes on Russian air assets at a Russian airbase in Volgograd region: https://hype.aero/?story=91cf05bb-66fd-44da-aff8-1e224d77e498
The attack underscores continued battlefield reliance on strike drones and long-range weapons to target aviation assets and infrastructure, complementing large-scale drone/missile operations and Kyiv’s recent use of indigenous Flamingo missiles: https://hype.aero/?story=0c7d6e82-c017-44f2-afbc-79698b943d58 and https://hype.aero/?story=76364653-4f01-4df8-8a35-3843d57925c3
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• Thomas Newdick