Russian Ministry of Defense telegram channel Information that there was a Tajik citizen in the crew of the Mi-8 helicopter hijacked to Ukraine was denied.
The message says, “The information spread by some internet sources and telegram channels regarding the claim that a Tajik citizen was in the crew of the Russian Mi-8 helicopter that disappeared in August is absolutely not true.”
The Ministry clarified that the aviation teams of the Aerospace Forces include only military personnel who are citizens of the Russian Federation.
On September 5, Baza Telegram channel reported that Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov stole the helicopter He received the Mi-8 from Kursk and transported it to Ukraine along with two crew members. The helicopter flew from the airport in Kursk to the Kharkov region on August 9.
Kuzminov later spoke at a press conference in Kiev. He said that the Mi-8’s route had been agreed upon and that it should fly at extremely low altitude (5-10 meters) and in radio silence. According to the pilot’s statement, he was probably fired upon by Russian troops while crossing the Russia-Ukraine border. It was claimed that the pilot was injured in his leg but managed to reach his target.
in the Kremlin commented The hijacking of the helicopter by the Russian pilot.
Formerly Ministry of Defense reported It’s about the destruction of two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea.