Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Shoots Down Mi-8 Helicopter in Voronezh Region

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Where: Anninsky districtresolved to facility44.925, 40.984
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-02
Sourcing: 5 reports5 reports across 4 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: pinpointedlocated to facilityOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed in the Anninsky District of the Voronezh region on October 1, 2026, killing all three crew members. Report 1 states the helicopter was shot down by a Russian Su-35 fighter jet whose crew mistakenly identified the Mi-8 as an enemy drone during a drone attack. Reports 2, 3, and 4 confirm the crash and fatalities but do not specify the cause, with Report 2 noting the Russian Defense Ministry had not publicly confirmed the incident at the time of reporting. Report 5 corroborates the friendly fire account, stating the Su-35 reportedly shot down the Mi-8 after misidentifying it as a drone. The exact variant of the Mi-8 remains unknown.

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What remains unresolved

located to facility

Timeline

9 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

9 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

kyivpost.com
- Russian Military Helicopter Crashes in Voronezh Region, Killing Three2026-10-02
ukrinform.net
- Military helicopter crashes in Russia — social media2026-10-02
militarnyi.com
- Russian Mi-8 Lost on October 1 After Being Shot Down by Friendly Fire From Su-352026-10-02
en.apa.az
- Russian Su-35 reportedly shoots down Mi-8 after mistaking it for drone2026-10-02

5 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

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0 related event(s) and 1 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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