Mi-8 crash in Anninsky District, Voronezh Region
Place: Anninsky District, Voronezh RegionRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
There are no reports from the Russian group in the roundup. Ukrainian outlets, citing the 112 and ASTRA Telegram channels, report the crash of a military helicopter and the deaths of three people, noting the lack of official confirmation. Kyiv Independent relays Telegram channels’ accounts that the Mi-8 may have been hit by a Russian Su-35 while responding to an alleged drone attack; the outlet writes that these reports have not been independently verified. The Ukrainian articles do not specify the cause of the crash.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, citing the 112 Telegram channel, and «Українська правда», citing ASTRA, report that a Mi-8 military helicopter crashed in Anninsky District, Voronezh Region. According to these reports, three people died. Both articles note that there was no official confirmation from the Russian authorities.
“Внаслідок падіння вертольота загинули троє людей.”
- У Росії розбився військовий вертоліт – пабліки — Ukrainska Pravda, 2 October, 04:03
- У Росії розбився військовий вертоліт, екіпаж загинув — RBC-Ukraine, 1 October, 21:34
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent reports, citing several Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels, that a Mi-8 crashed in Anninsky District, Voronezh Region, and all three crew members died. According to the Exilenova Plus and Dossier of a Spy channels, a Russian Su-35 may have mistaken the helicopter for a Ukrainian drone and opened fire while responding to an alleged attack. The outlet notes that the reports have not been independently verified and that the Russian authorities have not publicly confirmed that the helicopter was shot down by a fighter jet.
“A Russian Su-35 fighter jet reportedly shot down a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter in a friendly-fire incident in Russia's Voronezh Oblast on Oct. 1, killing all three crew members, according to several Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels.”
- Russian Mi-8 helicopter reportedly shot down in friendly-fire incident over Voronezh Oblast — Kyiv Independent, 2 October, 17:40
Confirmation
Confirmation: claimed by one side only
Only one side reports the event (no independent international source); its statements are presented as statements.
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