Two Russian helicopters were damaged by fire in the city of Tomilino (Russia) on Sunday, July 21, and a military Mi-8 helicopter burned down at an airfield in Samara on Wednesday, July 24, the Defense Intelligence of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine reports.

"On July 24, 2024, a military multi-purpose Mi-8 helicopter burned down at the Kryazh airfield in the city of Samara, Russia. A few days earlier, on July 21, 2024, in the village of Tomilino near Moscow, two more helicopters of the aggressor state were damaged by fire - an attack Mi-28 and a multi-purpose Ka-226," the report on Telegram on Saturday says.

It is noted that these two helicopters were located on the territory of the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Manufacturing Center, which is a military aviation enterprise of the Russian Federation and is engaged in the development, production and repair of helicopters.

"The structure of the center includes two design bureaus, a pilot production facility, an experimental research complex and a test center," the department added.

It is emphasized that the aggressor used the destroyed and damaged helicopters in the war against Ukraine.

"Local residents of Samara, Tomilino and the neighboring Moscow region were very confused by the explosions, however, the Russian authorities are trying to hide the causes and consequences of the explosions and fire," the report notes.