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[Link] Ukraine accused of helicopter attack on oil depot inside Russia

Read: 2/4/2022 www.theguardian.com

Russia has accused Ukraine of sending attack helicopters across the border to strike an oil storage facility in what would be the first raid on Russian soil since the outbreak of the war if confirmed.

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[Link] Defence allowed to vet evidence presented to inquiry into bushfire accidentally sparked by its own helicopter

Read: 30/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The Department of Defence will be allowed to vet evidence presented to a coronial inquiry into the ACT's Orroral Valley bushfire, ahead of formal court hearings in July next year.

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[Link] The Taliban Captured Lots of Very Expensive Aircraft in Kabul. None of Them Work.

Read: 31/8/2021 www.vice.com

America’s longest war is over after 20 years following the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

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[Link] Taliban have captured more than 100 military helicopters, Russia says

Read: 26/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

The Taliban have captured more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in various states of operability, the head of a Russian state arms exporter has said, but will be largely unable to use them with little access to maintenance crews and spare parts.

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[Link] He Built a Helicopter From Scratch... It Worked, Then It Killed Him.

Read: 13/8/2021 www.vice.com

Ismail Shaikh, a 28-year-old school dropout from the Indian state of Maharashtra, had a dream: to own a helicopter. After asking around, he soon realised that helicopters cost millions – money he didn’t have. 

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