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Attack helicopter Ka-52 of the Russian Aerospace Forces. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 29The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published footage of the combat work of the crews of the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters and the Mi-8AMTSh transport and attack helicopters, according to the commander of the combat vehicle, the Ukrainian air defense often conducts «chaotic shelling in all directions.» how we performed the task, and it was unexpected for the enemy, so the shelling was chaotic in all directions. They didn’t even understand where the fire was coming from. After that, we returned safely here. We reported to the higher headquarters and handed over the coordinates,» the military said pilot Igor. «A second is enough for the pilot to make a decision to complete the task. The work is intense. There are a lot of sorties. But my guys are great, they are charged, they carry out tasks. In any weather conditions, day and night, we know what we are here for we are… If my guys see that the commander is always in service, always in flight, and they are calm, and I am calm when I see them,» he added. As specified in the Ministry of Defense, for the perfect during the special operation, the pilot’s feat will be presented for a state award. The video published by the military department shows how army aviation crews perform the tasks of escorting columns, destroying armored vehicles and military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, delivering troops, military cargo, air support for units performing tasks as part of a special operation .The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the rescue of a wounded officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Airborne Forces. Flights take place at extremely low altitudes, the crews perform several sorties a day, the Ministry of Defense said. «At this point in time, the task was to destroy the enemy's company stronghold. to get into the enemy air defense zone. We are working from a distance of 5-6 kilometers, depending on the classification of the missile. Behind is in the Mi-8 waiting area in case they work on us so that the crew can be picked up in time, «said Mikhail, the navigator of the Ka-52 helicopter. During one of the sorties, the crew of the Mi-8AMTSh transport and attack helicopter unexpectedly stumbled upon the position of Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners. As follows from the recordings of the radio exchange between the pilots, the pilots realized from the coloring that the discovered Buk complex did not belong to the Russian Armed Forces and almost instantly struck it. They wrote down the coordinates and left the zone.