Will Ukraine acquire a new helicopter fleet?

During a meeting in Washington, representatives of Bell Textron, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, as well as UkraineInvest signed agreements to evaluate approaches to industrial cooperation as part of the potential purchase of AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.

As part of the Foreign Military Sales program, Bell will cooperate with the US government to supply these helicopters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which will enhance their operational capabilities, according to the Bell Textron website.

Bell Textron is a leading supplier of commercial and military aircraft, serving public and private sector customers worldwide. In the defense sector, the company's leading platforms are the Bell AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters. These models have 85% common parts, making them one of the most versatile and effective helicopter pairs for modern military operations

SSU destroyed 2 light-engine aircraft that were used to intercept Ukrainian long-range drones

Also waiting for news about probably the largest drone and missile strike on russian territory

General Staff: total enemy combat #losses for October 22, 2025 were estimated to be:

• personnel: 1133250 (+1,050) 🔥
• tanks: 11280 (+2)
• armored carriers: 23447 (+11)
• artillery systems: 33914 (+12)
• MLRS: 1524
• air defense systems: 1229
• aircraft: 428
• helicopters: 346
• UAVs: 72760 (+160)
• missiles: 3864
• ships/boats: 28
• submarines: 1
• auto equipment: 65122 (+96) 🔥
• special equipment: 3981 (+1)

In Kharkiv, russian subhumans and fagots hit a busy street in front of a private kindergarten. There are at least 4 injured among the children, one is at critical condition

349 ENEMY TARGETS SHOT DOWN

On the night of October 22 (from 19:00 on October 21), the enemy launched a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine using strike UAVs, air-launched and ground-launched missiles. In total, 433 air attack vehicles were detected, of which the following were shot down:

- 333/405 strike UAVs (about 250 of them Shahedy);
- 6/11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;
- 8/9 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
- 0/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles;
- 2/4 Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles.

Currently, direct hits of 12 missiles and 55 strike UAVs have been recorded at 26 locations and the fall of downed UAVs (fragments) at 19 locations. In addition, 17 UAVs did not reach their targets (lost in location), the information is being clarified. Unfortunately, there are fatalities and injuries