The body of the occupier along with the parachute was discovered by employees of the Kyiv HPP, the media reported.
On the morning of May 9, the body of a dead Russian pilot was found on the bank of the Kyiv Reservoir.
Channel 24 published the relevant photo and video in Telegram.
It is noted that the body of the occupier along with the parachute was discovered by employees of the Kyiv HPP.
"It used to be senior lieutenant R.G. Mankishev, whose helicopter (Mi-24) was shot down over the water area of the Kyiv Reservoir in February-March 2022," the report said. "It must have been bad weather then."
On March 4, 2022, Ukrainian intelligence published a list of the personnel of the Russian Army Aviation Brigade, which carries out combat sorties from the airfield of the RB "Lida" to launch strikes on the civilian population and infrastructure of Ukraine. Among them is the helicopter commander, senior lieutenant R.G. Mankishev.
On February 24, 2022, the aggressor country Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, particularly from Belarus. The Russian invaders entered the territory of the Kyiv region in the first days of the invasion, they tried to capture Kyiv, but were defeated. On April 2, it became known that the entire Kyiv region was freed from the Russian occupiers.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of the morning of May 9, 2023, the defense forces of Ukraine have destroyed about 195,620 Russian invaders since the beginning of the full-scale attack by the Russian Federation. In addition, the occupiers lost 294 helicopters in the war.
