"Ukraine released rare combat footage showing its special operations forces launching a raid from a Black Hawk helicopter into the embattled front-line city of Pokrovsk, where some of the war's most intense fighting is taking place. The video footage offers a glimpse into how Ukraine is scrambling to defend the strategically important city from the Russians. The deployment of special forces suggests a new effort from Kyiv to repel the brutal assaults slowly seizing ground."
"Ukrainian military has an undisclosed number of UH-60 Black Hawks, products of the American company Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, and it is rare to see them make an appearance in official combat footage. The HUR described the helicopter operation as "successful" and said more forces from the Timur unit joined troops who had broken through a ground corridor. The agency did not reveal the names of any other special operations forces fighting in the Pokrovsk area, but it said that "fierce battles" are ongoing."
Ukrainian military intelligence published rare combat footage of its special "Timur" unit conducting a helicopter-borne raid into Pokrovsk, a contested frontline city in Donetsk. The video shows a UH-60 Black Hawk flying over fields, troops exiting the aircraft and rushing toward the city, airstrikes, and drone operations. The HUR described the helicopter operation as successful and said additional Timur forces joined troops that had broken through a ground corridor. Pokrovsk is a strategic logistics hub that Russian forces have targeted for over a year, with fierce battles and Russian advances slowly seizing ground.
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