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Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Reportedly Shot Down in Friendly-Fire Incident over Voronezh Oblast
The crew misidentified the Mi-8 as a drone during a reported UAV attack, and all three people aboard were killed, Russian media said.
- On Thursday, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet shot down a Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter in Voronezh region, mistaking it for a Ukrainian UAV during an attack.
- Triggered by a large-scale Ukrainian UAV attack, the Su-35 crew mistakenly targeted the Mi-8 as an enemy UAV while repelling the assault.
- Units of the 549th Army Aviation Regiment operate near Voronezh where the helicopter crashed in the Anninsky district, killing the pilot, navigator, and door gunner.
- Fighterbomber, a Russian Telegram channel, wrote that the incident was "classic," while reports indicate the aircraft was not carrying ammunition.
- This is not the first loss of an Mi-8 while repelling a Ukrainian UAV attack; in March, another helicopter crashed approximately 2.5 km from the Millerovo military airfield.
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A Russian Su-35 reportedly mistook a Mi-8 for a Ukrainian drone and shot it down near Voronezh on October 1, killing the pilot, navigator and door gunner. 02 october 2026
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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<p>Russian fighter Su-35 shot down his helicopter with friendly fire - confused with a UAV In the Voronezh region, Su-35 took the Mi-8 for a drone and opened fire. The pilot, navigator and gunner were killed.</p>
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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