$16M Ka-52 Feared Lost as Pilots Die Repelling Drone Attack
- On November 11, 2026, Russian military aviation channels reported the loss of a Ka-52 helicopter and deaths of its two crew members during a Ukrainian drone attack on the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga.
- The incident occurred during a major overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Leningrad region, home to St. Petersburg and several strategically important ports.
- Z-Blogger Ilya Tumanov of the Fighterbomber Telegram channel described the defense of St. Petersburg as costly, while Na Predele, or "On the Edge," also reported the pilots' deaths.
- Russian authorities have not officially confirmed the Ka-52's loss, stating only that a Ukrainian drone attack on Ust-Luga in the Kingisepp district injured three port workers.
- NASA's FIRMS satellite fire-monitoring system detected thermal anomalies in the area, while Ukrainian adviser Serhii Sternenko initially suggested Russian air defenses may have mistakenly shot down one of their own aircraft.
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On the night of November 11, the SBU damaged the Naro-Fominsk missile ship.
According to Meduza, Telegram channels that monitor Russian military aviation are reporting that pilots were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Leningrad region.
SBU, Defence Forces strike Russian port, oil infrastructure in Ust-Luga, Buyan-M missile ship
On the night of Wednesday, November 11, the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in coordination with other components of the Defense Forces, struck port, oil refining, and transportation infrastructure in the port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad region, as well as the small missile ship "Buyan-M" "Naro-Fominsk," according to the SBU press service.
The Ukrainian Security Service said that on the night of November 11, the Russian small missile ship Naro-Fominsk of project 21631 "Buyan-M" was hit. According to the SBU, the strike was carried out as part of an operation by the Defense Forces against oil infrastructure in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region. The Naro-Fominsk is a ship of the Russian Baltic Fleet and is capable of carrying the Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles, the Ukrai…
SSU drones struck Russian missile vessel ’Naro-Fominsk’ and port at Ust-Luga
On the night of 11 November, the SSU, in conjunction with other components of the Defence Forces, struck port, oil, and transport infrastructure facilities in the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region. A small missile vessel of the ‘Buyan-M’ class, named ‘Naro-Fominsk’, was also struck.
On November 11, Russian propaganda channels Telegram announced the death of three military helicopter crews in a drone attack in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. This was reported by the portals Mediazona and The Insider, who analyzed the reports of the so-called Z channels about the death of pilots and the fall of helicopters.
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