He defected with an Mi-8 filled with fighter jet parts. The helicopter alone is worth quit a bit more than $500,000, and the fighter parts are not something that Ukraine can source easily anymore as many of the soviet fighters are no longer in production. Russia also lost an experienced pilot and crew.
I would say Ukraine got a damn good deal here that they can hopefully replicate in the future.
A question, is what he took even worth that much?
I mean, good publicity and there won’t be that many defections for this to become too expensive.
He defected with an Mi-8 filled with fighter jet parts. The helicopter alone is worth quit a bit more than $500,000, and the fighter parts are not something that Ukraine can source easily anymore as many of the soviet fighters are no longer in production. Russia also lost an experienced pilot and crew.
I would say Ukraine got a damn good deal here that they can hopefully replicate in the future.
OK, then agree.