Ukraine–Russia

Telegram accounts report Russian Mi-8 lost to friendly fire in Voronezh

ATTACK
Location
Russia
Importance
Standard

Russian and Ukrainian Telegram accounts reported a Mi-8 loss in Anninsky district on October 1. Ukrainian channels attributed it to mistaken Su-35 fire and reported three crew deaths. The Kyiv Independent says those claims are not independently verified.

  • Fatalities: Best 3 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Telegram accounts report Russian Mi-8 lost to friendly fire in Voronezh · Attributed source tally; not independently confirmed.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Telegram accounts report Russian Mi-8 lost to friendly fire in Voronezh

The account remains attributed to its source; independent corroboration has not been established.