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Fuel-starved helicopter carrying Russian officials lands on Sakhalin road

An Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing on a road in southern Sakhalin, Russia’s Far East, after running out of fuel, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 2, citing local officials.

2 September, 11:34 PM

HUR operatives strike three Russian Mi-8 helicopters in occupied Crimea — video

Ukrainian military intelligence operatives destroyed three Russian Mi-8 helicopters during a strike in temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s HUR said on Sept. 21.

21 September 2025, 11:00 AM

Ukraine hits two Mi-8s and tugboat in bold HUR raid on occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency has confirmed its fighters struck two Russian Mi-8 helicopters and a tugboat in temporarily occupied Crimea. Media reports had surfaced earlier with similar information, HUR said in a statement on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 01:17 PM

Drone strike torches Russian combat chopper in Bryansk

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed and another Mi-35 was damaged in a night drone attack on the airport in the village of Oktyabrskoye in Bryansk Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel reported on June 6, citing sources in the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.

6 June 2025, 12:18 PM

Old machines, new missions: Ukraine's helicopter crews adapt

In the frigid morning of February 12, 2025, near an undisclosed location in Ukraine, a Mi-8 helicopter descended onto a makeshift landing zone. The crew, part of the 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade from Brody, had just returned from a mission targeting Russian positions in the Donbas region. Pilots Yurii and Pavlo, both 24, shared their experiences operating the aging Mi-8 helicopters under constant threat from Russian air defenses.

15 April 2025, 10:35 AM

Ukrainian HIMARS obliterates four Russian choppers in Belgorod Oblast - Video

Two Ka-52 and two Mi-8 Russian helicopters were destroyed in a coordinated operation of the Ukrainian Special Forces (SOF), the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), rocket and artillery units in Belgorod Oblast, the SOF reported on Telegram on March 24.

24 March 2025, 08:07 AM

Ukrainian sea drones take down two Russian Mi-8 helicopters in unprecedented attack

Magura V5 sea drones successfully carried out a daring operation orshestrated by Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), destroying not one but two Russian Mi-8 helicopters near the temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency confirmed on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 02:45 PM

Russian Mi-8 pilot panicked in intercepted conversation after being hit by a Magura V5 drone

Ukrainian military intelligence intercepted a radio transmission in which the pilot of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, shot down by a missile from a Magura V5 naval drone, described the operation's impact in a panicked tone, according to a representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's HUR on Dec. 31.

31 December 2024, 08:45 PM

Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Kharkiv direction — General Staff

Ukrainian army shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in the Kharkiv direction, AFU General Staff reported on Telegram on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 11:56 AM

In Russia, two schoolboys set Mi-8 helicopter on fire for money; one of them is a son of Russian occupier — photos

On the night of Sept. 11, two boys aged 13 and 14 broke into a helicopter pad at Novy Urengoy Airport in Tyumen Oblast, poured flammable liquid on a Mi-8 helicopter, and set it on fire. The Russian Telegram channel Baza reports this incident.

11 September 2024, 12:57 PM

Helicopter missing in Kamchatka with 22 people on board

A Mi-8T helicopter with 22 people on board, including three crew members and 19 passengers, has gone missing in Russia’s Kamchatka region after leaving the Vachkazhets volcano area, TASS reported on Aug. 31.

31 August 2024, 12:18 PM

SBU takes down another Russian helicopter using FPV drone

Soldiers from Ukraine’s SBU Special Operations Center A hit a second Russian helicopter in Kursk Oblast using an FPV drone within three days, SBU sources told NV on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 12:42 PM

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