Viral Video: Attack Helicopter Narrowly Misses Vehicles On Ukraine Highway

A video showing an attack helicopter barely missing cars on a Ukraine highway is going viral on social media. The video was posted on Twitter on Friday by the Ukraine Ministry of Defence.

A video clip showing an attack helicopter inspecting cars on a highway in Ukraine has gone viral on social media. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry posted the video on Twitter on Friday.

The title of the post was read "Welcome to Ukraine", which garnered more than 1.2 million views in just a matter of hours.

The video showed a helicopter flying very close to a road. A camera inside a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction captured the dramatic scene.

The clip garnered more than 42,000 likes in just a matter of hours. In the comments section, netizens praised the pilot for his remarkable skills.

One user wrote: "The pilot is really a very qualified expert!" Another added, "These are definitely years of respectful training for a fighter pilot."

A third commented, "It's not your usual way to go to work, but everyone has a job to do," while a fourth explained, "This is one of the methods used to prevent the enemy from detecting the plane.

Fly very low and follow the path of public roads at a speed equal to the speed of cars. that's cool".

Amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, helicopters flying at low altitude is not a rare occurrence. In fact, according to Newsweek,

It is standard practice in times of war where pilots on both sides of the conflict do their best to remain anonymous by enemy radar. This practice also helps avoid shooting down surface-to-air missiles.

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