MCHS helicopter crashes into Asha River in Sochi

A Russian MCHS helicopter made a hard landing in the Asha River in Sochi, sustaining damage to its fuselage and tail section, but no one was injured.

Consensus

• The MCHS helicopter made a hard landing in the river Asha in Sochi.
• The helicopter sustained damage to its fuselage and tail section.
• No one was injured in the incident.
• The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

Points of divergence

• The incident was reported by REN TV on the MAX platform. — vesti
• The incident occurred on Saturday, 22 August, as reported by 'ЧП Сочи'. — vm
• On 21 August, an An-3 aircraft made an emergency landing on Sakhalin Island, caught fire, but no one was injured. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• In Sochi, a damaged emergency rescue helicopter landed in the Ashe river, no one was injured — Вести
• Sочи Incident: Emergency Ministry helicopter made a hard landing in the Ashe river in Sochi — Вечерняя Москва

Key entities

• MCHS
• Sochi
• Ash
• REN TV
• Moscow
• Media
• Russia
• Telegram channel
• Krasnodar Krai
• Sочи Emergency