Mi-8 crash
In the afternoon of May 13, an Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Klintsovsky district of the Bryansk region. This was reported by the TASS agency with reference to the emergency services.
The helicopter crash was first reported on the local Telegram channel “Overheard Klintsy”: first the channel wrote about the explosion and smoke, followed by videos of the helicopter falling into the fire.
According to the news of the Mash Telegram channel, a severe fire broke out at the scene of the accident, the helicopter fell into the private sector. Later, the channel broadcast a video of burning debris in a clearing in the village of Suretsky Ant.
Klintsy management reported that there was no ground damage after the helicopter crash. By contrast, citing a source, RIA Novosti writes that several homes were damaged by the debris. “Where the knives fell, debris somewhere, where the roof broke – slate,” the source said.
Baza Telegram also writes that a 51-year-old woman was injured in the accident. According to the channel, he was walking down the street and “parts of a falling helicopter hit him.” It was reported that the injured had burns on his body and was being treated.
Regional Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz on his Telegram channel approved As a result of the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter, a woman, according to her, was injured, she was taken to the hospital. He noted that a total of five houses were damaged.
Klintsy is located in the southwest of the Bryansk region, close to the Gomel region of Belarus and the Chernihiv region of Ukraine.
Channels “Attention, news” and 112 reported that we can talk about the crash of two helicopters. According to journalists, the second helicopter could have crashed in the town of Starodub, not far from Klintsy. According to other sources, the Mi-8 may have crashed into the village of Suretsky Ant.
fighter plane crash
Later, TASS, citing a source from the emergency services, reported that a Su-34 fighter-bomber also crashed in the Bryansk region and the conditions of the accident were being investigated.
“The Su-34 crashed near the Ukrainian border. The fate of those on board is being determined, the source said.
Mash channel reported that the Su-34 crashed near Starodub in the village of Istrovka, the crew of the plane died – the pilot and navigator could not launch. The Readovka Telegram channel writes that “the missile flew into the nose compartment, the crew died while still in the air.”
Mash also writes that an interception plan was announced on the territory of the Klintsovsky district, they are looking for saboteurs who were involved in the downing of the Mi-8 and Su-34. In contrast, Baza notes: “According to the investigation, the helicopter and plane could have been shot down from Russian territory”.
From the helicopter crash site to the fighter plane crash site – about 50 km.
Baza also reports the possible downfall of another Su-34. According to Channel 112, this is the Su-35. Emergency services verify the information.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has not yet commented on the situation.
Modern assault is not tank columns
Deputy Chairman of the Moscow City Duma, journalist of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Corporation Andrey Medvedev on the Telegram channel knowledgeable about the simultaneous crash of four planes.
“So, two Mi-8s, a Su-34 and possibly another Su-25 were lost. Recently, individual citizens informed us that military correspondents aggravated the situation, there were no attacks, the situation was normal, the activities of the enemy were standard. And military reporters say they rushed their assessments. The modern offensive is not thousands of columns of tanks led by General Von Bock with a monocle. Just like that”
He wrote.
According to Medvedev, the Ukrainian army is “exploring the defense” by attacking infrastructure and aviation from the rear.
“Now there is no need to panic. Conclusions must be drawn. Especially those who believe that flight routes should not be changed so that documents are not rewritten. Well, you need to prepare for the attack more seriously. Creeping, ”the journalist concluded.