 Russia lost more than 40 Ka-52 helicopters in Ukraine. The 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with a man-portable air defense system near Robertine, Zaporizhia Oblast. Oleksandr Tarnovsky, commander of the Tavriya Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, wrote this on Telegram. Robertine, the soldiers of the 47th Brigade, destroyed a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with manpads. Great job! Glory to the heroes! Tarnovsky wrote, As reported, the Defense Forces of Ukraine achieved a tactical success in Mala-Tokhmachka, Robertine sector in Zaporizhia region, and gain a foothold on the reached boundaries. The UK Ministry of Defense considers the Ka-52 to be one of the most influential Russian weapons systems to counter the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south of the country. However, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine was launched in February 2022, Moscow has lost about 40 such aircraft. At the same time, these helicopters according to British intelligence have wreaked a heavy cost on Ukrainian forces in terms of casualties and material damage. In recent months, Moscow has deployed a new model, the Ka-52M, developed after the Syrian war according to the British Ministry of Defense, which incorporates improvements suggested by the Russian Air Force during that campaign. Kyiv's forces have recently stepped up their agonizing advance with Western-trained troops equipped with German-made Leopard tanks and U.S. Bradley-armored vehicles. Both the U.S. Defense Department and the Kremlin have acknowledged the increased intensity of Kyiv's attacks, which led to Ukrainian troops temporarily breaking through Russian defenses in the town of Robertine.