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Does Russia have hundreds of helicopters for attack, air mobility and transport missions? But why? Let's talk about how Russia integrated rotary wing aviation into its military and why it uses them.
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Harrison, Richard (2001), The Russian Way of War: Operational Art 1904-1940, Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.
Higham, Robin and Frederick W. Kagan (Des.) (2002), The Military History of the Soviet Union, Palgrave.
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Collins, Liam; Michael Kofman and John Spencer, The Battle of Hostomel Airport: A Key Moment in Russia's Defeat in Kyiv, War on the Rocks, August 10, 2023, available at https://warontherocks.com/2023/08/the-battle-of – hostomel-airport-a-key-moment-in-the-russian-defeat-in-kyiv/
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00:00 – Russian helicopters
00:30 – Conflict of Nations [Sponsor]
01:16 – Soviet legacy
01:53 – Helicopters in brief
02:30 – Historical trajectory
03:59 – Soviet helicopters
05:07 – Why helicopters in military planning
08:01 – Air support
11:03 a.m. – Russo-Ukrainian War
12:27 – Path dependency
2:50 p.m. – Handover to you
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