The war in Ukraine will prompt the replacement of 260 helicopters of Russian origin in Europe
Eleven countries in the center and east of the old continent have post-Soviet apparatuses in their arsenals that must be replaced in a few years
Eleven countries in Central and Eastern Europe have in their arsenals more than 263 helicopters of Russian origin that, as a result of the war in Ukraine, will be very difficult to maintain. In these circumstances, the armed forces of these nations face the need to end up replacing them with models developed in other countries.
Specifically, the distribution of this fleet by country is as follows: Bosnia and Herzegovina has a dozen Mi-8 helicopters and one Mi-17; Bulgaria has 6 Mi-24s and 5 Mi-17s; Croatia has 14 Mi-8s and 10 Mi-171Sh; Cyprus has 11 Mi-35P; Slovakia has 13 Mi-17s, along with more than 15 Mi-24s stored; Hungary operates 8 Mi-24s, 5 Mi-17s and adds to its inventory another ten Mi-8s now in storage; Latvia has 3 Mi-8s; North Macedonia has half a dozen Mi-8s, two Mi-17s, two Mi-24s and eight Mi-24s (the latter are in storage); Poland has 28 Mi-24 helicopters, 22 Mi-8s, 8 Naval Mi-14s and 17 Mi-17s; the Czech Republic has 16 Mi-171S, 10 Mi-35P, 7 Mi-24, 5 Mi-17 and four Mi-8s, and Serbia finally has 8 Mi-8s, 6 Mi-17s, four Mi-35Ms and two Mi-24s.