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MOSCOW, September 13 The crew of a Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter destroyed a Ukrainian armored column in the Izyum district Kharkiv region, the Ministry of Defense reported. «A column advancing on the march and an area where enemy manpower was concentrated was discovered. Having assessed the situation, the helicopter crew approached the identified targets at an extremely low altitude and used fire weapons. As a result of the strike, a column of armored vehicles and an accumulation of manpower the enemy were destroyed,» the publication says. The crew of the Mi-35 army aviation of the Western Military District includes Major Denis Bulakh and Senior Lieutenant Sergei Erslankin. They provided air support to the motorized riflemen of the group of troops, which counteracted the counteroffensive of the Kyiv regime in the Izyum direction. The pilots made at least five sorties a day, both during the day and at night. Their actions made it possible to stop the advance of Ukrainian troops and prevented the enemy from breaking through to Russian defensive positions.
The Kharkiv CAA announced an eight-fold numerical superiority of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region. The Ministry of Defense also published video footage of Mi-35 sorties and hitting targets. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the President, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. Russian forces in Ukraine