Russian air defense shoots down its own Mi-8 helicopter with crew
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- 8 sources
Russian air defense destroyed a Mi-8 helicopter along with three crew members. The incident occurred during the helicopter’s attempt to escape, which was reportedly mistaken for a drone.
In brief
- Russian air defense shot down a Mi-8 helicopter with its crew
- Three crew members died as a result of the incident
- The helicopter attempted to flee from Ukrainian forces
- The helicopter was mistaken for a drone
- The information was confirmed by Russian blogger Fighterbomber
Covered by 4 of 6 media groups
- Budget 1 source
- Public money not in the collected reports
- Media business 3 sources
- Big capital 1 source
- Readers and grants not in the collected reports
- Undisclosed 3 sources
No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, readers and grants.
| Group | Share | Count |
|---|---|---|
Media business
| 38% | 3 items |
Undisclosed
| 37% | 3 items |
Budget
| 13% | 1 item |
Big capital
| 12% | 1 item |
