ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167480
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 2014 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MT |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Armed Forces / 16-th Army Aviation Brigade |
| Registration: | 63 YELLOW |
| MSN: | 9743708 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Karachun Mountain (Near the town of Slaviansk) -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Karachun |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nine people are feared dead after self-defense forces in the Donetsk region shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter, which was used for transporting military cargo. A portable air defense system was used by self-defense forces to shoot the helicopter down.
The Ukraine’s National Guard fighters told the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper that the Mi-8 helicopter was downed during takeoff from Karachun Mountain (a strategic high point near Slavyansk where the Ukrainian army’s artillery is deployed).
http://rt.com/news/168184-helicopter-down-east-ukraine/
Sources:
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/24/368469/prorussians-down-chopper-ukraine/
https://www.rt.com/news/168184-helicopter-down-east-ukraine/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-military-helicopter-downed-rebel-fire-9-feared-151026078.html
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/nine-killed-after-ukrainian-military-helicopter-downed-30380719.html
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06_24/Military-helicopter-downed-near-Slovyansk-media-4117/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2014 16:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:40 | LaMarca | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 05:22 | LaMarca | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2014 10:06 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jul-2014 14:06 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Photo, ] |
| 01-Jul-2014 19:09 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2014 07:30 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2014 07:36 | El_serj | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Dec-2014 19:56 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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