The Mi-24 was originally developed as an attack and transport helicopters for the Air Force of Russia. It is also useful for close air support, air to air fights, anti-tank and armored escort. It was developed by Russia's 1976 MIL.
The main difference with the American AH-64 (and the rest of Russia Heli Attack) is that the Mi-24 can carry eight soldiers. For an aerodynamic characteristics of the wings of a few, the Mi-24 is difficult to move (this in contrast to the AH-64 Apache maximum flexibility). With this, the Mi-24 operates mostly in pairs and everywhere.