re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Their helicopters also do not have night vision googles.


They do, unless it’s a very old variant.

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I have taken care of Russian POWs during my trips to Ukraine. I have talked with several pilots personally. The Ka-52 is the only Russian helicopter that has night vision capability. Yes the Mi24 and Mi28 have the capability for night vision but Russia does not equip them with it. On my last trip to Ukraine, I talked to a Ka-52 pilot who was captured during the winter and he said that he his unit was issued NVGs but was never trained in night flying because too many accidents happened when they flew at night using Russian or Chinese NVGs. The only Russian pilots who are trained in night flying were trained using western NVGs. They were also not issued batteries for them. The pilots were responsible for purchasing their own batteries prior to the invasion. They were not issued batteries after the invasion and had to rely on what they could find in the territory around their bases but that is not a consistent source. When they do of the pilots use the batteries to power personal devices and not their NVGs since most of them are not trained for night flying anyway. You can choose to not believe me since you are Putin dick rider and cum drinker, but that is what I was told in person this year.

I guess I should rephrase my previous statement Most Russian helicopters pilots do not have working night vision googles or the training to fly with them.