Mi‑8 helicopter crashes in Voronezh region amid large‑scale UAV attack
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- On 1 October a Mi‑8 helicopter crashed in the Voronezh region, killing its three‑person crew – a pilot, a navigation officer and a flight technician – during a large‑scale UAV attack, according to the Telegram channel Fighterbomber linked to the Russian Aerospace Forces.
- Unconfirmed reports claim a Su‑35 fighter may have shot down the helicopter, while another channel suggested it could have been hit by friendly fire while attempting to escape after a UAV alarm; the Voronezh governor said 62 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed that evening and that Russian fighter aircraft and air‑defence units engaged the same targets.
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