Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Reportedly Shot Down in Friendly-Fire Incident over Voronezh Oblast
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Russian Su-35 fighter jet shoots down Mi-8 helicopter near Voronezh in friendly fire: mistaken for Ukrainian drone
A Russian Su-35 reportedly mistook a Mi-8 for a Ukrainian drone and shot it down near Voronezh on October 1, killing the pilot, navigator and door gunner. 02 october 2026
<p>Russian fighter Su-35 shot down his helicopter with friendly fire - confused with a UAV In the Voronezh region, Su-35 took the Mi-8 for a drone and opened fire. The pilot, navigator and gunner were killed.</p>
Russian Su-35 fighter jets on Thursday accidentally shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter as it was fleeing from Ukrainian drones. Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels inform about this.
On Thursday, Russian air defence systems took down a Mi-8 military helicopter of their own, and the entire crew died, reported the Z Fighterbomber channel.
Tragedy in the sky of the Voronezh region: the Mi-8 military helicopter crashed due to the “friendly fire” of its own Su-35 fighter. Three crew members were killed. Could the Russian military mistakenly destroy theirs by mistaking them for Ukrainian drones? 💔
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