In the mid-1960s they even started work on converting the Mil Mi-6 — the USSR’s largest and fastest helicopter — to carry paying passengers. Unfortunately this never got past a single ...

The Mil Mi-26 is the largest helicopter ever built, capable of lifting an entire Chinook helicopter or even a military tank. Designed for heavy transport and rescue missions, this flying giant has ...

Another similar incident occurred on July 25, 2024, in the Kaluga oblast. According to estimates from the Oryx project, this is the 16th confirmed loss of a Mi-28 helicopter by Russian forces ...

TASS/. Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 ground attack plane and a Mi-8 combat helicopter over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense ...