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Dramatic moment Ukrainian troops blast Russian attack helicopter out of the sky in battle for Kyiv
FOOTAGE shows the moment a Russian helicopter was blasted out of the sky over a Kyiv reservoir as Ukrainian forces battled for control of the skies.
The clip shows sparks flying from the chopper as it plunges into the water in the first few days of the Russian invasion.
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Filmed on February 24, the same day as a swarm of Russian helicopters headed towards the Ukrainian capital, the Mi-24 helicopter appears to come under fire from what were reportedly Ukrainian stingers and anti-air missiles.
Another unverified clip reportedly from that day seemingly shows a Ukrainian soldier launching a Stinger anti-aircraft missile at what appears to be the same reservoir.
It comes after chilling footage showed Russian helicopter gunships sweep over Ukraine to attack an airport just miles from Kyiv on the same day.
Russian choppers could be seen hurtling over the landscape as they attacked the military base at Gostomel Airport.
Ukrainian officials said they managed to down at least three of the aircraft - but the Russians had managed to seize control of the area.
The clips were shot after Vladimir Putin declared WAR on Ukraine with a barrage of artillery, airstrikes and missiles last week.
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As the brutal invasion enters its ninth day, more than 2,000 civilians are believed to have been killed as cities become warzones.
Putin's hopes of a quick victory have evaporated as harrowing images have emerged of burnt out Russian vehicles and sobbing soldiers after they surrendered.
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It comes as Ukraine has accused Putin of wanting "another Chernobyl" after Russian forces attacked the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe.
The country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia was guilty of "nuclear terror" after the plant was set alight, as Boris Johnson announced he would be seeking an emergency U.N meeting.
Dramatic live stream video from the site in Enerhodar showed Russian troops blasting away at one of the buildings.
Speaking after the attack President Zelenskyy condemned the Russians.
"No country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units," he said in a video message to his embattled nation.
"This is the first time in our history. In the history of mankind. The terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror."
It comes as...
- One of Vladimir Putin’s top generals was shot dead by a sniper in a major blow to the Kremlin’s war plan to annihilate Ukraine
- Plans have been drawn up to carry out public executions in Ukrainian cities
- Terrifying dashcam footage has caught the moment Russian bombs flew overhead and slammed into a block of flats
- Putin issued a ferocious defence of his invasion of Ukraine tonight, bizarrely claiming the war has been a "success"
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood defiant as he vowed Vladimir Putin would pay the price for every dead Ukrainian.
- Kyiv remains under siege as Russia continues to advance across the whole of Ukraine
- Kherson became the first city to be captured by Vladimir Putin's forces amid major bloodshed in Kharkiv, Mariupol and Chernihiv
- Russian soldiers were pictured crying and begging to return home after being captured
- Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov - who bankrolled Everton - had his £600million superyacht seized in Germany
Boris Johnson later spoke to Zelenskyy about the "gravely concerning situation" which was the result of Vladimir Putin's "reckless actions", Downing Street said.
“Both leaders agreed that Russia must immediately cease its attack on the power station and allow unfettered access for emergency services to the plant," said a spokesman,
“The Prime Minister said the reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe.
"He said the UK would do everything it could to ensure the situation did not deteriorate further.
“The Prime Minister said he would be seeking an emergency UN Security Council meeting in the coming hours, and that the UK would raise this issue immediately with Russia and close partners.
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“Both leaders agreed a ceasefire was crucial.”
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