TheMil Mi-24(Ð Ð¸Ð»Ñ Ð Ð¸-24,NATO reporting name:Hind) is a largehelicopter gunshipandattack helicopter[1]and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced byMil Moscow Helicopter Plantand operated since 1972 by theSoviet Air Force, its successors, and more than 30 other nations.

In NATO circles, the export versions,Mi-25andMi-35, are denoted with a letter suffix as "Hind D" and "Hind E" respectively. Soviet pilots called the Mi-24 the "flying tank", orÐ»ÐµÑ Ð°Ñ Ñ Ð¸Ð¹ Ñ Ð°Ð½Ðº(letayushchiy tank). More common unofficial nicknames were "Crocodile" (Ð Ñ Ð¾ÐºÐ¾Ð´Ð¸Ð»orKrokodil) due to the helicopter's camouflage scheme[2]and "Drinking Glass" (Ð¡Ñ Ð°ÐºÐ°Ð½orStakan) because of the flat glass plates which surround the cockpit of the Mi-24.