<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Mil Mi-24s zazisetshenziswa zombili izinhlangothi ngesikhathi ukulwa eNingizimu Ossetia  <response>: . futhi. Ngesikhathi sempi iGeorgian Air Force Mi-24s yahlasela izinhloso zayo zokuqala ngehora lokuqala ekuseni ngo-Agasti 8, ihlose isigodlo sikamongameli wase-Ossetia. Umgomo wesibili kwakuyimboni kakhonkolo eduze kwaseTskhinval, lapho kwakukhona khona amabutho amakhulu esitha nezinhlamvu. Umsebenzi wokugcina wokulwa we-GAF Mi-24s wawungo-Agasti 11, lapho ikholomu enkulu yaseRussia, eyayihlanganisa amaloli alula nama-BMP IFVs ayebheke edolobhaneni laseGeorgia i-Avnevi ayebhekiswe yi-Mi-24, ecekela phansi ngokuphelele ikholomu. IGeorgian Air Force yalahlekelwa ama-Mi-24 amabili esikhungweni sezindiza saseSenaki. Zashiswa amabutho aseRussia ayesendaweni. Womabili la ma-helicopter ayengasebenzi. Ibutho laseRussia lalisebenzisa kakhulu i-Mi-24 kule mpi. Ama-Mi-24PN aseRussia athuthukisiwe athathwa njengokubulala amathangi ama-2 aseGeorgia T-72SIM1, esebenzisa imicibisholo eqondiswayo ebusuku, yize eminye imithombo ibhekisa kulokho kubulala kuMil Mi-28. Ibutho laseRussia alizange lilahlekelwe yi-Mi-24 phakathi naleyo ngxabano, ikakhulukazi ngoba lawo ma-helicopter ayethunyelwe ezindaweni lapho ukuzivikela komoya waseGeorgia kwakungasebenzi khona, yize amanye alimala ngomlilo wezikhali ezincane futhi okungenani i-Mi-24 eyodwa yalahleka ngenxa yezizathu zobuchwepheshe. 