Helicopters in the age of drones: how the Russia-Ukraine war is reshaping military aviation doctrine

Attack helicopters have come a long way during the Russia-Ukraine war. They have carried out daring supply missions to Ukrainian troops defending the Azovstal Steelworks, conducted the first strike on a Russian oil depot in Belgorod and gradually withdrawn from the front line before taking on a new role as an air defence asset against drones.

By Arkadii Dotsenko