Why don’t Russian helicopters just land after being hit?

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Oftentimes after being hit, a pilot wants to make it back to friendly lines. Occasionally they are not aware of the extent of the damage of their aircraft, which hampers their decision making ability on how airworthy the helicopter actually is.

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https://twitter.com/conflicts/status/1499113739739611144

Russian forces destroyed Ka-52 to prevent it from falling into hands of Ukrainian Soldiers
https://defence-blog.com/russian-forces-destroyed-ka-52-to-prevent-it-from-falling-into-hands-of-ukrainian-soldiers/