The Mi-35M is a Russian multi–purpose attack helicopter of round-the-clock use. The helicopter is an upgrade of the Mi-24V/VP and has been mass-produced since 2005. The Mi-35 M has a non-retractable landing gear and a shortened wing with four weapon suspension points. The armament includes a complex of anti-tank guided missiles of the Ataka-M type, universal gun containers UPK-23-250, blocks of unguided missiles B-8-V-20, small-sized anti-aircraft missiles 9M39 "Igla-V" in the "air-to-air" variant. The helicopter is equipped with advanced VK-2500-II high-altitude engines, a main rotor with a sleeve with elastomeric bearings and composite blades and an X-shaped "low-noise" tail rotor. The helicopter has modern avionics equipment that allows you to take off and land on unprepared and unequipped platforms. It is equipped with an on-board defense complex "Vitebsk", which provides protection against guided missiles and man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems.