Helicopter rescues downed pilot at the front
An extremely interesting video just popped up of a Russian Su-25 pilot being rescued. The Su-25 was brought down by a soldier with MANPADS, the pilot managed to eject.
An Mi-8 helicopter on standby was scrambled for the rescue and that is where this gets interesting.
Ukrainians attempted to hit the helicopter with FPV drones but were thwarted by powerful jammers onboard the bird. You can even tell that the polarization of the jammer is focused fore and aft.
This was probably installed after successful takedowns of helicopters via small drones during the initial Kursk offensive.
Interesting sidenote that highlights the chaos of 2022, Russian pilots used to ditch their emergency radios because they either didn't work or could be easily picked up. There are numerous stories of downed pilots calling their commanders using their cell phones. Imagine what that phone call was like.
"Hey, so uh, I could use a lift"
"Didn't you use to have a plane?"
