Accident Mil Mi-8 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305316
 
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Date:Monday 19 December 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-8
Owner/operator:Ukrainian Army Aviation
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tonenke, Yasynuvata Raion, Donetsk Oblast -   Ukraine
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
On 19 December 2022, a Ukrainian Army Aviation Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the 16th Army Aviation Brigade was shot down by forces of the Russian Federation in the vicinity of Tonenke, Donetsk Oblast. Both pilots, Pidpolkovnyk Zubach and Pidpolkovnyk Hulov were killed in action. This was officially acknowledged by the Brody City Council.

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation claimed responsibility for the downing, stating that on the previous day, a Ukrainian Mi-8 had been shot down in the vicinity of Timofeyevka.

Sources:

https://avia-pro.net/news/v-okrestnostyah-donecka-sbit-odin-ukrainskiy-vertolyot-vtoromu-udalos-uyti
https://voennoedelo.com/posts/id35920-xos0pfvqyb8s56v78xvc
https://lviv.media/lvivshchyna/62108-na-donechchini-pid-chas-vikonannya-bojovogo-zavdannya-zaginuli-dvoye-pidpolkovnikiv-zi-lvivshini/
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02BBZuPtbJH9vQCDfJREbnBAaUNNmnPFftvNf34bGLEkkqT5jSXsfGT18b1FsgDr66l&id=100071807121016&__cft__[0]=AZV5QmUlEucjxpmdV0sVfEdnSItEDqnq_a1DWdsrFoMolxjEg3Qly7_5n0HBlo5yje9xY6Pve10b4V_uXgvRO1RHHDCIqUL_ubHZSD6QMaUHDm76tHgXAgsaDmOe6V7R9Lg&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
https://www.facebook.com/mrbrody.net/posts/pfbid0dds7w3EuFjuFBCECCPBTSJ16rZrMLd22nMeoXFXtrUCgyQeZncx3oDJ1a1T6hKWgl
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-killed-our-husbands-we-want-the-right-to-bear-their-children-9dnfzdhhh
https://t.me/mod_russia/22779
https://tass.com/defense/1553167

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2023 12:48 rvargast17 Updated [Location]
29-Apr-2024 12:40 Anon. Updated [Operator, Category]
02-May-2024 13:16 Anon. Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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