Aviation incidents involving civil aircraft in the CIS countries…
Aviation incidents involving civil aircraft in the CIS countries increased nearly twofold in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, with a significant rise in accidents involving light and ultra-light aircraft and commercial helicopters, while no incidents were recorded involving large passenger planes over 5700 kg. The number of fatalities also rose from 11 in 2025 to 19 in 2026.
Consensus
- The number of aviation incidents with civil aircraft among CIS countries increased significantly in the first half of 2026 versus the same period in 2025.
- No aviation incidents involving commercial passenger aircraft with a takeoff mass over 5700 kg were recorded in either the first half of 2026 or the first half of 2025.
- The number of accidents involving light and ultra-light aircraft (under 5700 kg) increased from three to eight between the same periods, with four fatal crashes in 2026 compared to none in 2025.
- There were six aviation incidents involving commercial helicopters in the first half of 2026, including one fatal crash; no such incidents occurred in the same period of 2025.
- The total number of fatalities from aviation incidents rose from 11 in H1 2025 to 19 in H1 2026.
- Russia accounted for 18 aviation incidents and 16 fatalities, Belarus had one fatal crash with two deaths, and Kazakhstan reported four incidents including one fatal crash.
Points of divergence
- In the commercial aviation segment (aircraft over 5700 kg), there were 14 incidents in H1 2026, five of which were crashes with nine fatalities. — vedomosti
- No incidents involving aircraft over 5700 kg occurred in either H1 2026 or H1 2025; the commercial aviation segment had no recorded accidents. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Number of aviation accidents in the CIS in the first half of 2026 has almost doubled — Ведомости
- MAC did not record incidents involving large aircraft in Russia during the first half of the year — Интерфакс