In Kharkiv, during a training flight, a Mi-2 helicopter crashed.

Mi-2 helicopter crash in HPSU aviation brigade

In the aviation brigade of the Kharkiv National Air Force University, a Mi-2 helicopter crashed during a training flight, resulting in the death of two people. The university announced this on its Facebook page.

In the university's training aviation brigade, a Mi-2 helicopter crashed during a training flight. The university family suffered an irreparable loss - the aircraft crew of two perished.

Investigative work is ongoing at the scene, with experts and specialists from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense's special commission working.

The university and military unit command are actively assisting with a detailed analysis and determining the causes of the aviation incident.

Until the results of the investigation are published, we request refraining from assumptions and comments, and to handle the disclosure of sensitive information with understanding, in accordance with established procedures and ethical norms.

Recall that on August 29, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed the loss of an F-16 fighter and the pilot's death while repelling a missile strike by Russia. A special commission of the Ministry of Defense, working at the crash site, was created to determine the cause of the accident.

Ukrainian pilot Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Mes tragically died during the F-16 crash on Monday, August 26. The Air Command "West" of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the pilot died while repelling a massive combined missile-air strike by Russia, destroying three cruise missiles and one strike UAV.