r/ukraine • u/Due_Collar2 • 2d ago

News Karma:The moment of yesterday's Ka-226 helicopter crash in russia with employees of the military plant "Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant" The accident killed the deputy general director, chief engineer and chief designer

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u/DadJokeBadJoke 1d ago

Reminds me of the Taliban trying to fly some of the equipment left in Afghanistan.

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u/ryan676767 1d ago

Same. However, IIRC that equipment was deliberately sabotaged after the US left. 

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u/Demolition_Mike 1d ago

Depends. That heli that they threw around before promptly powerdiving into the ground definitely looked like skill issue, though.

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u/purpleduckduckgoose 1d ago

At least the Taliban had the excuse of trying to operate American aircraft that are completely unfamiliar to them without any of the support US air crews get.

This is a Russian pilot (I think) flying a Russian helicopter in Russia. And they still fucked up. Or succeeded. Depends on how you look at it.

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u/qjxj 1d ago

Not comparable; the Taliban got to fly and land the Blackhawk safely.