Almost all the helicopters designed and manufactured by Mil have a hole above the intake. e.g.
What is it for? APU? Other helicopters made by this company:
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Sign up to join this communityThis is lubrication oil cooler. APU intake is on right side and APU exhaust is on left side(small APU exhaust opening behind engine exhaust in first pic and third pic )