Ukrainian military personnel, using a Shrike FPV drone manufactured by the Ukrainian defense-tech company SkyFall, hit a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter during an operation in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian military personnel, using a Shrike FPV drone manufactured by the Ukrainian defense-tech company SkyFall, hit a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter during an operation in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
This was reported by the SkyFall company.
According to her, the operation was carried out by fighters of the Rarog Unmanned Systems Forces brigade in the area of the village of Vyazove, Belgorod region.
The attack used a Shrike 10 FPV drone, which costs less than $400. At the same time, the cost of a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter, according to various estimates, can reach $19 million.
SkyFall notes that this is the second Russian helicopter hit by a Shrike FPV drone since the start of the full-scale war.
The first incident occurred in September 2025, when soldiers from the Predators of the Heights battalion used the same drone to shoot down a Russian Mi-8 transport and combat helicopter. At the time, this was the first confirmed case of a helicopter being shot down in mid-air by an FPV drone.
The company has made the video of the current attack publicly available.
SkyFall is a Ukrainian technology and defense company that develops and manufactures unmanned systems. Its products include the Vampire heavy bomber, better known as the "Baba Yaga", Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN kamikaze drone interceptors, communication systems and other solutions for the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The company also has its own R&D center, production facilities and the SkyFall Academy, where operators, instructors and technical specialists are trained to work with unmanned systems.
