Russia reportedly shot down its military helicopter during a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region, the Ukrainian portal reported Militarnyi.
The information was widely shared on Russian Telegram channels. According to the report, the accident occurred on Tuesday night (3) near the city of Millerovo, Russia.
Crew members of the Russian helicopter were killed in the crash, but the exact number of victims has not yet been disclosed. The model of the helicopter shot down by “friendly fire” also remains unknown.
The incident occurred during a large Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region. Second MilitarnyiRussian forces had probably sent the aircraft to intercept the drones, but something apparently went wrong.
On Wednesday morning (4) no official statement on the downed helicopter had yet been shared. Yury Slyusarthe governor of the Russian region, reported only an attack with “dozens of Ukrainian UAVs” the previous night.
On Telegram, many pro-Kremlin users speculated that Russian air defense probably shot down the aircraft after mistaking it for a Ukrainian drone.
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