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| Date: | Monday 29 September 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nadaeyvka, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 29 September 2025, a Russian Air Force Mi-8MTV-5 helicopter on combat search and rescue (CSAR) duties was substantially damaged by a Ukrainian FPV interceptor drone. The helicopter sustained significant damage to its starboard fuel tank and was forced to make a crash landing. The fate of the crew is unknown, but Russian sources indicating that there were several survivors, as well as several deaths. In addition to the flight crew, a search and rescue team would have been onboard the helicopter at the time of the crash.
Sources:
https://t.me/milinfolive/157425
https://t.me/milinfolive/157426
https://t.me/milinfolive/157427
https://t.me/ZOV_Voevoda/36242
https://t.me/ZOV_Voevoda/36243
https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/243468
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2025 09:51 | AvroArrow | Added |
| 29-Sep-2025 17:19 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Sep-2025 19:01 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2025 06:56 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2025 07:38 | AvroArrow | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 10:28 | vasilf | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 05:55 | AvroArrow | Updated [Source, ] |
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