ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277642
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| Date: | Thursday 21 April 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Malynivka, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
On 21 April 2022, a Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by Ukrainian forces using MANPADS, near the village of Malinovka, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. At least one crew member, kapitan Sergei Shibanov of the 487th Separate Helicopter Regiment, was killed. During the same event a Mi-28UB was also destroyed.
Sources:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02SgjxTQuYGAfrWRimokwZT9M9F7hdEizkx9TtH7YSWZ3R7PqkHhWQvjSwJCFMzCzRl&id=105014091900208
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nK6s85Ha1p0
https://twitter.com/MarcinRogowsk14/status/1635366947054587904?t=dFFqV1wtJ9iZ0VFb3VBvQQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1517160140620722176?cxt=HHwWgMCjkYLHhI4qAAAA
Media:
Rare footage from Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 4/21: Ukraine shoots down a Russian Mi-8 attack helicopter with Ukrainian 9K38 Igla MANPADS surface-to-air missile. As soon as it stops popping out flares, the MANPADS strikes. https://t.co/SpA6p2ccC9 pic.twitter.com/cEPmKvOK1Q
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) April 24, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2022 12:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2022 12:20 | Anon | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2022 14:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Embed code] |
| 23-May-2023 07:46 | Anon. | Updated [[Date, Embed code]] |
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