EASTERN UKRAINE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian military helicopter pilot Oleh, 22, has become used to flying low over fields and woods to track targets in the war to destroy and evict Russian invaders.
All too aware of the risks of low altitudes, he nonetheless presses on, establishing and hunting down enemy positions.
Missiles and guided bombs were launched at our helicopters," Oleh acknowledges, seated at the controls of his Soviet-designed Mi-8 aircraft.
His helicopter missions, he said, target mostly infantry, but also reinforced enemy positions "and sometimes vehicles.
Helicopter pilots must fly at low altitudes to avoid becoming targets for enemy anti-aircraft defences.
Persons:
Oleh, Ron Popeski, Alison Williams
Organizations:
Helicopter, Thomson
Locations:
UKRAINE, Ukrainian, Ukraine, United States, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, U.S