During operations for the UN, the helicopter was shot down over the area of Bentiu in Southern Sudan. Three crew members died, a fourth was seriously injured.

Date:

26 August, 2014

Reg:

RA-22430

Make:

Mil

Model:

Mi-8

MSN:

8AMT00643083

Location:

10 km south of Bentiu

Country:

South Sudan

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

3

Link:

www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48674

Link:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/3-russians-killed-as-utair-helicopter-downed-in-sudan/505948.html

Link:

http://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/three-crew-dead-one-injured-unmiss-helicopter-crash-unity-state