102
Ukrainian FPV Drone Downs $16M Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Near Pokrovsk, Video
(united24media.com)
wow that's some good piloting with all the turbulence near a chopper
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
102 points (100.0% liked)
Ukraine
12221 readers
341 users here now
News related to Ukraine
Community Rules
๐บ๐ฆ Sympathy for enemy combatants is prohibited.
๐ป๐คขNo content depicting extreme violence or gore.
๐ฅPosts containing combat footage should include [Combat] in title
๐ท[Combat] videos containing footage of a visible human must be flagged NSFW
No AI slop
โ Server Rules
- Remember the human! (no harassment, threats, etc.)
- No racism or other discrimination
- No Nazis, QAnon or similar
- No porn
- No ads or spam (includes charities)
- No content against Finnish law
๐ณ Defense Aid ๐ฅ
๐ณ Humanitarian Aid โ๏ธโ๏ธ
๐ช Volunteer with the International Legionnaires
See also:
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Unfortunately, like the last time a Ukrainian downed a helicopter with a FPV, people will hyperfocus on an imagined supremacy of drones rather than acknowledge the human skill of the pilot.
This is an expression of human skill and perseverance, not just a dumb techbro "drone beat helicopter" video. It takes immense HUMAN talent and patience to pull this off.
The pilots survived the crash, but were later killed by drones.
Update
Wild that ka-52 helis have ejection seats, didn't do much in this case against Ukraine but still.
Good riddance though, those pilots are irreplacable for russia.
Imagine surviving that crash and thinking you got lucky, only to have another drone show up to finish the job.
yee fucking haw
๐
It was a matter of time before they scored one. I remember watching and hearing about so many near hits from drone operators.
I think it is an expression of how poorly russia is deploying its aviation that Ukraine is able to predict and intercept russian attack helicopters with FPV drones like this. It is a failure at a basic level and demonstrates how much worse shape the russian military is in than it appears given the offensive they are conducting and all.
They already shot an helicopter down with an FPV drone
Edit: this marks the 3rd time
Oooh yeah, that last clip ๐ฎ
HEAD ON - APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
War... war is changing.
The russian military is nosediving hard right now, this is very revealing in my opinion.
"Your mission is clear: to build and maintain those robots"