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Australia will decommission Taipan helicopters despite Ukraine's request for them
15 January 2024, 15:30
Australia intends to decommission MRH90 Taipan helicopters despite Ukraine's request to hand them over. The ABC TV channel reports.
The helicopters were written off in September, 14 months ahead of schedule, due to safety concerns. 2023 At the end of July, an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crashed in northeastern Australia during joint Australian-American military exercises. There were four Australian soldiers on the plane at the time, all of whom were killed.
"We assess risks differently. We are at war," said Anton Bogdanovich, one of the Ukrainian protesters in Sydney. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, Vasily Miroshnichenko, said he hopes there is still a chance. "Because we haven't heard back yet."
