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Tim Hanlon & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

British missile 'rips Russian helicopter in half' in first use by Ukraine army

A high-velocity British missile is believed to have shot down a Russian helicopter in its first use since being supplied to Ukrainian forces.

Video captured the Mi-28N helicopter being ripped in half by Starstreak, an ultra modern anti-air missile, after it was deployed from the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, according to reports.

The rocket strikes targets with three kinetic darts and is the UK's most advanced manned portable missile system, the Mirror reports.

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