The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shootdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–1989. In total, at least 333 …

Soviet troops occupied Afghanistan's major cities and all main arteries of communication, whereas the mujahideen waged guerrilla warfare in small groups across the 80% of the …

The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [1] . It is …

Aug 25, 2021 · “The Soviet Union deployed Hind helicopters in Afghanistan, machines of incredible fire power,” the Detroit Free Press wrote in 1992. “Rebels move mostly at night, and …

Nov 25, 2023 · By January 1983, there were between 500 and 600 Soviet helicopters in Afghanistan, at least 200 of which were Mi-24s. [17] Contemporary Soviet military doctrine had …

Its bombers and fighters were largely marginalized so air support fell to armed gunship helicopters to quell the unrest along the vastness of the Afghan countryside. Soviet strategy was rooted in …

The growing Soviet helicopter fleet make helicopter air-to-air combat as inevitable as the dogfights above the trenches of World War I.

helicopters carrying SV troops and their equipment and protected by a phalanx of helicopter gunships, were ferried to an area of Mujahideen activity for an assault.17 Soviet training had a …

The Stinger missiles supplied by the United States gave Afghan guerrillas, generally known as the Mujahideen, the ability to destroy the dreaded Mi-24D helicopter gunships deployed by the …

From the high-level bombing raids that blasted rebel-held mountain valleys, to the Mi-24 helicopter gunships and Su-25 jets that accompanied every substantial army operation, Soviet …