Recently, the Ukrainian Defense Minister disclosed that three Sea King helicopters retired by the British military last year had been delivered to the Ukrainian Navy for simulated combat rescue operations.

(picture taken from Oleksii Reznikov Twitter)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The war between Russia and Ukraine continues. Last year, the British military aided Ukraine with three retired Sea King helicopters. Simulate combat rescue operations.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov (Oleksii Reznikov) tweeted a video on the 22nd, saying that the Sea King helicopter from the United Kingdom had been handed over to the Ukrainian Navy for operation, and thanked British Defense Minister Wallace (Ben Wallace) for sending Continue to increase cooperation with the UK to protect seas and lands across Europe.

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It can be seen from the film that the Sea King helicopter has the yellow and blue paint representing Ukraine and the logo of the Ukrainian Naval Air Force, while the film shows a simulated combat search and rescue operation. The Sea King helicopter hovers in mid-air and uses the winch on the machine Put down the search and rescue personnel, and quickly evacuate after rescuing the downed pilot.

The Sea King helicopter acquired by the Ukrainian army should be the "HAR3" search and rescue version. The Ukrainian army may use it for combat rescue operations (Combat search and rescue) to perform high-risk battlefield casualty evacuation, which means that the Ukrainian army may obtain the U.S. Air Force parachute Combat capabilities and training courses equivalent to drop rescue team members (PJ).

Sea King from the UK has arrived in its new kingdom near the Black Sea in Ukraine!

It is a strong reinforcement for the Ukrainian Navy. Our cooperation will continue to increase.

Thank you to @BWallaceMP

Together, we will secure the seas and lands across all of Europe! pic.twitter.com/Qf4mF2vp8L

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) January 21, 2023