On January 17, Mi-8 military helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces made an emergency landing in the Bryansk region. The helicopter lande on the highway.
Local sources shared footage from the spot, which confirmed that the tale of the aircraft was damaged:
The Ministry of Defense confirmed the incident, claiming that according to preliminary reports, the reason could have been a technical malfunction. The crew was not injured.
The governor of the region confirmed the accident. As a result of the emergency landing, a high-voltage line was damaged, four districts of the region were de-energized. The electricity supplies were soon restored.