Operational History
The Russian Army received the first Mi-28 prototypes for testing in 2004. It received the first serial production Mi-28N in 2006, which then joined two prototype helicopters for army trials. The aircraft entered service in 2006. A total of 24 Mi-28s were in service with the Russian Air Force as of February 2011.
On 15 February 2011 a Mi-28 crashed in the southern Russian region of Stavropol. One of the pilots later died in the hospital.
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