Recently, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Armed Forces ended up in Ukraine as a result of a long-term special operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukrainian intelligence lured a pilot of a Mi-8 AMTSh to Ukraine. The helicopter crew made a flight between two air bases and transported parts for Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets.
Along with the pilot on board were two crew members who did not know where the helicopter was actually flying. The Mі-8 landed in Kharkiv Oblast.
As a result of the special operation, two crew members were eliminated.
The pilot remained in Ukraine, and his family was taken there in advance. Now, the pilot and his family are in Ukraine.
The Mі-8 stayed in Ukraine, along with the fighter jets parts.
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence lured Russian Mi-8 helicopter into Ukraine | Ukrainska Pravda