Mi-8/Mi-17 Hip

Eintrag

Relevanz für Konflikte

Dies ist der einzige Eintrag des Katalogs zu diesem System. Es ist für die unten genannten Module relevant; der Force Atlas jedes Moduls zeigt, wie es dort eingesetzt wird.

Betreiber

Malian Armed Forces (FAMa): Four Mi-171Sh ordered in December 2020 and handed over in September 2021, with a further airframe shown at the August 2022 ceremony; losses since are reported but not independently established. No current count recorded. · Russia — Sahel security role: Reported in use by the Russian contingent for its own mobility; the division of airframes between Malian and Russian crews is not public. · Ukraine: The backbone of Ukrainian army aviation: assault transport, resupply and medevac. · Russia: Fielded across all Russian aviation branches in the same roles.

Rolle auf dem Gefechtsfeld

In Ukraine, the backbone of battlefield aviation on both sides — assault transport, resupply and medevac flown under constant air-defence threat. In Mali, the Mi-171Sh deliveries are the state's air mobility, connecting garrisons that roads no longer safely reach.

Stärken

Lift, range and ruggedness in a design that every Soviet-trained air force knows how to fly and fix; the Mi-171Sh adds armour, rocket pods and door guns, which is why it serves as both transport and gunship in Mali.

Einschränkungen

Large, slow and loud: in Ukraine it survives only by flying very low, and losses on both sides are documented; in Mali the fleet is small, dependent on Russian spares, and its serviceability is the binding limit on how many garrisons the state can reach by air.

Relevanz für Kampagnen

Abgeleitet: Eine beteiligte Organisation dieser Kampagnen hat eine typisierte Ausrüstungszuordnung zu diesem System. Das ist nicht dasselbe wie ein dokumentierter Einsatz des Systems in der Kampagne selbst.

• Kampagne der JNIM-Treibstoffblockade Declared September 2025; eased and reimposed since

  via Africa Corps — Mali role (Reported, moderate confidence)

• Offensiven von FLA und JNIM, 2026 April 2026 – present

  via Africa Corps — Mali role (Reported, moderate confidence)

Visuelle Erkennung

A large single-rotor helicopter with a five-blade main rotor, a long boxy cabin with round windows and clamshell rear doors, the tail rotor on the left side; the Mi-171Sh carries stub wings with rocket pods.

Dokumentierter Einsatz im Konflikt

UKRAINE–RUSSIA. Documented on both sides from 2022 in assault transport, resupply and medevac, and in the rocket-strike role from low level; losses on both sides are visually documented. SAHEL. Handed over in September 2021 and shown again in August 2022; reported in resupply of northern garrisons during the 2023 Kidal campaign and in the evacuation of posts. Crash and loss reports since 2023 exist but are not independently established.

Betreibende Teilstreitkräfte und Dienste

• Africa Corps — Rolle in Mali Gemeldet
• Malian Air Force (Armée de l’Air) Dokumentiert