THIS is the incredible moment a Ukrainian helicopter blasts a Russian drone mid-air.

Footage shows a US-made minigun, attached to a Soviet-era aircraft fast-firing at the device – causing it to blow up and fall to the ground.

A minigun blasts a Russian drone

It’s seen falling to the ground

It explodes in a field

The M134 minigun can fire up to 6,000 rounds per minute without overheating.

Video captured by a Ukrainian soldier shows the Russian Geran drone gliding through the air before being blitzed by the weapon.

The device then plunges into a field where it explodes into a big ball of flames.The remarkable blitz is another example of Ukraine’s improved versatility at targeting Russian aircraft.

Ukraine Destroys Russian S-400 Air Defense System with Drones

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate GUR hurtling towards the moving air defence system.

The launcher was left smoking after the drones exploded upon impact – sparking a huge inferno.

Drone operators used the on board Starlink-supported systems along with the SOF’s FP-2 drones to completely destroy the valuable system.

Russian 92N6E multi-functional radar and autonomous power supply equipment for the S-400 command post were also destroyed, according to reports.

The Ukrainian intelligence specialists also successfully hit the AORL-1AS and P-18 Terek radar systems of the Russian army.

A large ammunition depot belonging to Russia’s 18th army was also hit with devastating drone strikes on October 6.

separate footage showed kamikaze drones crashing through the depot’s roof at full speed.

Resistance spies working in occupied Crimea pinpointed the location of the Russian assets, according to Kyiv’s top officials.

The conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate with the death toll on both sides increasing.

Over 1,059,000 Russian fighters have been eliminated since February 2022, say Ukraine.

With Ukrainian civilians being targeted in deadly missile barrages almost every night across the country’s major cities.