Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners shoot down Russian helicopter, drone in Donetsk region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle on Tuesday, November 1.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force said this in a statement on Telegram.

"On November 1, in the Donetsk region, an anti-aircraft missile unit of the Air Command East shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and an operational and tactical UAV at 09:00 and 12:00, respectively," the report said.

In the early hours of November 1, air defense units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down six Iranian-made Shahed-136 UAVs.