According to the deputy head of the Russian Helicopters company, Russian Defense Ministry will receive the first batch of eight Mi-28UB (NATO reporting name "Havoc") helicopters in 2017.

The Russian Defense Ministry will receive the first batch of eight Mi-28UB (NATO reporting name "Havoc") helicopters in 2017, Nikolai Pavlenko, the deputy head of the Russian Helicopters company, said Friday.

"The supplies of eight serial helicopters for the aerospace Forces is being planned within the framework of the state defense order for 201," Pavlenko told the Russian Defense Ministry.