The crews of the Mi-28N "Night Hunter" reconnaissance and attack helicopters of the helicopter regiment of the Leningrad Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Western Military District destroyed the armored vehicles of the conditional enemy at the Kingisepp training ground in the Leningrad Region during training flights.

The pilots made sorties from the home airfield during the day and at night. At the aviation training ground, the crews, including with the use of night vision equipment, launched unguided S-8 missiles and fired 2A42 small-gun weapons at a distance of up to 2 km. The affected targets were imitated by tanks, armored personnel carriers and engineering fortifications.

The crews worked out the tactics of helicopter ambushes and joint actions as part of helicopter search assault groups.

The Mi-28N "Night Hunter" attack helicopter is designed to search for and destroy tanks and other armored vehicles, as well as low-speed air targets and enemy manpower.