{
  "id": 19539863,
  "title": "Russian military helicopter crews reportedly killed during drone attacks on Leningrad Oblast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/russian-military-helicopter-crews-reportedly-killed-during-drone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T19:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russian-helicopter-crews-reportedly-killed-in-drone-attacks-near-st-petersburg-50658365.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Nov. 11, Russian pro-war Telegram channels reported the deaths of three military helicopter crews during drone attacks on St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. Independent media outlets Mediazona and The Insider corroborated the claims after examining posts on pro-war Z-channels. Voyevoda Veshchayet claimed three crews were killed, while Voyenny Osvedomitel reported two helicopters crashed, possibly an Mi-8 and a Ka-52 Alligator. Ya i Drug Moy Vertolyot mourned the pilots with poems and images of the aircraft. Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ earlier reported a possible Ka-52 helicopter crash. The pro-war Fighterbomber channel posted about the three crew deaths on Nov. 11. Overnight on Nov. 11, drones targeted the port of Ust-Luga, Russia's largest Baltic Sea port. A fire erupted at the facility, with flames visible above the port. OSINT channel Astra later reported a fire in the Novatek-Ust-Luga stable gas condensate fractionation and transshipment complex.",
  "summary": "Russian pro-war Telegram channels reported on Wednesday, Nov. 11, that three military helicopter crews had been killed during drone attacks targeting St. Petersburg and Russia's Leningrad Oblast. Russian independent media outlets Mediazona and The Insider reported the claims.",
  "key_points": [
    "Three Russian military helicopter crews killed in drone attacks on Nov. 11.",
    "Pro-war Telegram channels and independent media outlets confirmed the deaths.",
    "Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported a possible Ka-52 helicopter crash."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}