ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282468
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MT |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Armed Forces |
| Registration: | 133 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bervytsia, Kyiv Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
On 8 March 2022, the Ukrainian Army Aviation Mil Mi-8MT, code 133, operated by the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade, was shot down by Russian forces near the village of Bervytsia, Kyiv Oblast. At least two crew members, pidpolkovnyk Oleg Hegechkor and kapitan Ihor Moroz, did not survive.
Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/15/europe/ukrainian-pilots-interview-intl/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/embed/a64_LyomrmA?
https://gagadget.com/en/war/144576-american-hgu-56p-aviation-helmet-saved-the-life-of-a-ukrainian-pilot-after-his-helicopter-was-shot-down-by-a-russian-/
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02EgiBf5xySdZjUQa22kQu2fCNe17DN698ysq1aG7dktngRF8Lc2EZUaXDmttgECFl&id=100071807121016
Media:
#Ukraine: Gentex, the manufacturer of aircrew ballistic helmets, showed the HGU-56/P helmet which saved a pilot of a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter when it was shot down by a Russian missile back in March.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) July 7, 2022
Two of the crew survived and now returned back to Ukraine after POW exchange. pic.twitter.com/lR1iJzd1B1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2022 08:27 | Drone Insider | Added |
| 18-Oct-2022 16:40 | Drone Insider | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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