CIS

Home page

CIS

Russia’s state media TASS: Mi-8 helicopter and Su-34 bomber crash in Bryansk region

13 May 2023 15:32 (UTC +04:00)

A Mi-8 helicopter and a Su-34 bomber have crashed in the town of Klintsy of the Bryansk region of Russia, according to state news agency TASS, APA reports citing Novaya Gazeta Europe.

At first, there were reports of a helicopter crashing. “A helicopter has crashed in the town of Klintsy. According to initial reports, the cause was the engine catching fire,” a source told TASS.

Then Telegram channel 112 claimed that two helicopters could have crashed in the Bryansk region at once, the first in the town of Klintsy and the second in the town of Starodub.

Later, TASS reported, citing emergency services, that the second aircraft that crashed was not a helicopter but a Su-34 bomber.

Telegram channel Mash writes that the law enforcement officers are looking for saboteurs who could have been involved in the attack on Mi-8 and Su-34.