$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 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.
On the night of November 11, a new generation Ka-52 "Alligator" military attack on Leningrad region, in particular on St. Petersburg, killed military attacker aircraft.
The Russian Air Force lost a Ka-52 attack helicopter while defending the Leningrad region from a Ukrainian drone attack, Russian opposition media and Russian military bloggers reported.
A Ka-52 helicopter crashed in St. Petersburg during a drone attack.
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