{
  "id": 11486737,
  "title": "Three killed after Russian Su-35 downs Mi-8 helicopter in Voronezh Region friendly-fire incident, pro-war channels say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/three-killed-after-russian-su-35-downs-mi-8-helicopter-in-voronezh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:42:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/297848"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Russian Su-35 fighter jet shot down a Russian military Mi-8 helicopter in the Voronezh Region after mistaking it for a drone, killing all three crew members on board, according to multiple Russian pro-war Telegram channels — including Fighterbomber , which is linked to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Ukrainian sources also reported that the helicopter had been shot down. According to the Telegram…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian Mi-8 helicopter reportedly shot down in friendly-fire incident over Voronezh Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/russian-mi-8-helicopter-reportedly-shot-down-in-friendly-fire",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:40:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian Su-35 fighter jet shoots down own Mi-8 helicopter in Voronezh Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/russian-su-35-fighter-jet-shoots-down-own-mi-8-helicopter-in-voronezh",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "The New York Times obtains a purported Russian plan to cripple Ukraine’s power grid, including by cutting electricity and heat supplies to three major cities by 90%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-new-york-times-obtains-a-purported-russian-plan-to-cripple",
        "published": "2026-10-02T18:18:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}