ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300363
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| Date: | Monday 31 October 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTKO |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-93526 72 Y |
| MSN: | 94324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mykolaivka, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
A Mil Mi-8 was shot down on the Eastern front. Ukrainian media report that the Mi-8 was shot down by the Ukrainian 54th Mechanized Brigade.
Sources:
https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/syly-oborony-ukrayiny-zbyly-rosijskyj-vertolit-my-8/
https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-shoots-down-russian-helicopter-used-by-wagner-mercenaries/?amp
https://twitter.com/Blue_Sauron/status/1587076301868900353
https://twitter.com/LotA_IL/status/1587455314269462528?t=_aIx8L9yZUpwtxastpd2Zw&s=19
https://t.me/OGHB_108/26
https://t.me/demilitarizationDB/211?single
Media:
It's a Belarussian Mi-8 that was donated to Russian Wagner PMC. Ukraine nor Russia has the high flag marking on the engines which was painted out pic.twitter.com/n0HJblrMwB
— Wheatgrass (@KaleSmootie) October 31, 2022
Footage from the crash site of the downed Mi-8 helicopter. It turned out to be Mi-8MTKO-1 transferred from Belarus, previously operated by Wagnerites https://t.co/JHKI5GgMKg pic.twitter.com/P7GNvpeD0x
— ТРУХА⚡️English (@TpyxaNews) October 31, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2022 15:05 | ManuelB | Added |
| 31-Oct-2022 15:07 | Anon. | Updated [Category] |
| 31-Oct-2022 17:46 | Drone Insider | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2022 18:36 | AlxSrgv | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 31-Oct-2022 18:37 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2022 20:14 | Drone Insider | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Nov-2022 07:30 | Drone Insider | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2022 11:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2022 17:56 | Drone Insider | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 04-Nov-2022 06:50 | Drone Insider | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Nov-2022 16:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-May-2023 11:22 | Anon. | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 23-May-2023 16:54 | Anon. | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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