ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165759
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| Date: | Friday 25 April 2014 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MT |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Armed Forces 7 Regiment Army aviation |
| Registration: | 55 YELLOW |
| MSN: | 93088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mi-8 helicopter was struck by grenade when it was being prepared for departure.
A fire erupted.
According to other sources, the Donetsk People Republic sniper hit a drum with incendiary bullets that caused an explosion of helicoper and one Antonov An-2 standing nearby.
There are also some speculations that explosion was caused by an inaccurate ammunition handling.
Sources:
http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=34137 Ministry of Deffence Ukraine
https://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/na-aerodrome-v-kramatorske-vzorvalsya-vertolet-mi-8-515735.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2014 10:03 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 25-Apr-2014 10:04 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2014 11:11 | El_serj | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-May-2014 07:24 | El_serj | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2014 15:31 | El_serj | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2014 11:19 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Photo, ] |
| 04-Jul-2014 11:40 | El_serj | Updated [Registration] |
| 15-Sep-2015 17:47 | El_serj | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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