Necro Mancer (Twitter)

@skoch78 @NCvety Ну вот сейчас 200+ тыщ чмобиков дотренируют и попрут

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (Twitter)

#Russia: A video surfaced allegedly showing the planting of explosive charges on a Russian Ka-52 helicopter by a saboteur on Veretye Air Base, Pskov Oblast - according to Russian media two helicopters there were damaged due to unknown explosions at 30th October.

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (Twitter)

Though we can't completely confirm the authenticity of the video, the Ukrainian army has never captured 3 Ka-52 helicopters which makes it impossible for this video to be filmed somewhere on Ukrainian-controlled territory.

Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)

RT @UAWeapons: #Russia: A video surfaced allegedly showing the planting of explosive charges on a Russian Ka-52 helicopter by a saboteur on Veretye Air Base, Pskov Oblast - according to Russian media two helicopters there were damaged due to unknown explosions at 30th October. https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1587182889002827780/video/1

Necro Mancer (Twitter)

Вероятно, российским САУ слегка поплохело https://tttttt.me/operativnoZSU/52608 #RussianUkrainianWar

Necro Mancer (Twitter)

Донецкая обл. (предположительно), работает спецподразделение #нгу "Омега" https://tttttt.me/horevica/7322 #RussianUkrainianWar

MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

Mi-8 helicopter of the Wagner PMC was shot down near Bakhmut, but it did not belong to the Belarusian Air Force.
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MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

Telegram channels began to spread information that Mi-8MTKO helicopter of the Wagner PMC was shot down near Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast, Ukraine), which allegedly previously belonged to the Belarusian Armed Forces.
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MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

Such assumptions are made on the basis of a photo of the downed helicopter, where a painted square is visible (supposedly, earlier there was the flag of Belarus) and hypothetically, it could have been bought from the Belarusian Armed Forces.
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MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

Theories are, of course, interesting, but let’s make a little research. According to open sources, the Belarusian Air Force may indeed have some number of Mi-8MTKO helicopters. But the helicopter shot down near Bakhmut did not belong to the Belarusian Air Force.
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MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

The Belarusian Air Force has a flag on the inlet, and there is a white registration number under the exhaust. The downed helicopter has no trace of the number under the exhaust.
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MotolkoHelp (Twitter)

Therefore, the “painted square” on the helicopter is not the flag of Belarus, but the registration number.
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