The Russian Ka-52 helicopter met the US AH-64 Apache heavy armed aircraft for the first time in the sky over northern Syria.
This is stated in the documentation posted on the Avia.pro portal.
According to a report by Avia.pro, the first encounter between the Ka-52 heavy armed helicopter and the AH-64 Apache heavy armed helicopter took place in an unexpected event.
Avia.pro newspaper said that US military helicopters “performed a number of unspecified missions in the area of the city of Jarablus” without warning the Russian side of the action.
American AH-64 Apache helicopter and Russian Ka-52 helicopter – illustration.
The Russian army’s Ka-52s were sent to stop the US military’s combat vehicles.
Information cited by the publication states that “this unexpected confrontation did not lead to any serious incidents.”.
Both of these flying vehicles are heavily armed versions.
The US military has not yet commented on the information. Collisions between the Russian military and the US military in Syria have occasionally been reported but have never led to dangerous clashes