He shot down a Russian chopper by mistake. An officer has been convicted

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The Russian Air defence Officer was sentenced to almost 3 years imprisonment after he shot down a Russian helicopter. He explained that he had confused him with an enemy drone.

Air Defence Officer Igor Pashkov was sentenced to almost 3 years in prison for Wrong shot. Russian chopper after confusing it with Ukrainian drone. The incidental occurred in October 2023 in Crimea. 3 crew members were killed. Mi-8.

Penal Colony for shooting down a helicopter

The soldier who served at the time, as a deputy air defence officer, volunteered himself to the police and saidthat “he may have made a terrible mistake.” From the court papers cited by the paper ‘Kommersant’, the unnamed chief of the combat crew reported to Pashkov ‘a low flight air target low speed’

– The crew chief later explained that it was a chopper flying with lights on, but Pashkov did not believe the reports of further action. The inspection showed that there was no nearby ‘friendly aircraft’ - We read.

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A fewer minutes later, a rocket launched from anti-aircraft rocket system Tor-M2DT destroyed the mark that was mentioned. It is not known whether the officer fired the rocket himself or was liable only for giving the order.

Military court in Crimea Sevastopol found Pashkov guilty of negligence and sentenced him to 3 years of penal colony. Court of Appeal The Rosts over Don then reduced the punishment by 2 months. The soldier immediately confessed to the charges and claimed it was a mistake.

Million compensation

The confession was meant to weigh on the sentence, as the officer threatened to prison for 7 years. The justice found that remorse, having a disabled dependent boy and combat veteran position with state distinctions are mitigating circumstances.

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Pashkov was besides ordered to pay Ministry of DefenceRussia 5 million rubles compensation for property harm and 1 million rubles for each of the crew's widows. The Ministry initially demanded 204 million rubles for the destroyed helicopter.