Helicopter and fighter-bomber crash in Bryansk region

13 May, 2023 Mi-8AMTSh helicopter. Photo credits: Russian media A Russian Mi-8 helicopter has crashed in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, being shot down by air defense.

Videos of a Russian fighter-bomber burning on the ground also appeared on social networks. According to propaganda media, it was a Su-34 fighter-bomber. Both incidents happened on Saturday afternoon, May 13.

Eyewitnesses recorded the crash of a Russian helicopter near the city of Klintsy, and that of a fighter-bomber was caught on camera near one of the settlements in the Bryansk region. According to the videos published on the social networks of the aggressor country, the Russian Mi-8/171 multipurpose transport helicopter, flying at a low altitude, was hit with an anti-aircraft missile.

The flight of the helicopter was filmed by local residents. From the footage it can be assumed that a Russian helicopter was likely hit with an anti-aircraft missile. After being hit, the helicopter caught fire in the air and began to fall rapidly. Subsequently, the Russian media began to report on the possible fall of two helicopters at once.

Later, a video of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber burning between trees was published on social networks. The cause of the catastrophe is currently unknown, supposedly this aircraft was also shot down by air defense.

It is reported that the crew of the Russian Su-34, which crashed near the village of Istrivka near Starodub, did not survive.

The pilot and navigator were unable to eject.

Their bodies have already been found at the crash site.