{"id":144496,"date":"2023-01-26T08:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T03:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=144496"},"modified":"2023-01-26T08:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T03:25:50","slug":"2014-copter-crash-video-shared-as-kyiv-accident-that-killed-ukraine-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-copter-crash-video-shared-as-kyiv-accident-that-killed-ukraine-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 copter crash video shared as Kyiv accident that killed Ukraine minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 18, a helicopter crashed in a residential area in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv resulting in the death of 14 people including a minor, the country&#8217;s interior minister Denys Monastyrsky, and his deputy. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-64235376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, this is the deadliest incident involving high-profile casualty since the invasion of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched a thorough investigation into the cause of this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Following this incident, a video has been circulating on social media which shows a helicopter exploding and bursting into flames as it tries to land. Users have shared this video with a claim of it being visuals of the recent Ukrainian crash.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/qypSY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niharika Sharma<\/a> tweeted this video with the aforementioned claim. The tweet has more than 195,000 views at the moment. The video has gone viral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreakingNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 people including Home Minister died due to helicopter crash in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kyiv?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kyiv<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Back to Back&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelicopterCrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelicopterCrash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DenysMonastyrsky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DenysMonastyrsky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UkraineWar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UkraineWar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NvqOM5YJjb\">pic.twitter.com\/NvqOM5YJjb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Niharika Sharma (@IamNiharika12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamNiharika12\/status\/1615675535165906945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user named <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/5tSlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aditi Arora<\/a> tweeted this video with the exact claim.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreakingNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 people including Home Minister died due to helicopter crash in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kyiv?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kyiv<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Back to Back&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelicopterCrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelicopterCrash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DenysMonastyrsky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DenysMonastyrsky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UkraineWar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UkraineWar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveIslandUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LoveIslandUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DmN9ISlfPA\">pic.twitter.com\/DmN9ISlfPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ADITI ARORA \ud83d\udcaf% Follow Back. (@IamAditi999) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamAditi999\/status\/1615695254287716353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video has been shared multiple times on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/HVcBk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/VtNKl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/tsqff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/FYmnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-144496 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-copter-crash-video-shared-as-kyiv-accident-that-killed-ukraine-minister\/2023-01-23-19_04_51-tanu-priya-on-twitter_-_breakingnews-at-least-16-people-killed-including-2-kids\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_51-Tanu-Priya-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-At-least-16-people-KILLED-including-2-KIDS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_51-Tanu-Priya-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-At-least-16-people-KILLED-including-2-KIDS.png 475w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_51-Tanu-Priya-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-At-least-16-people-KILLED-including-2-KIDS-265x300.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-copter-crash-video-shared-as-kyiv-accident-that-killed-ukraine-minister\/2023-01-23-19_04_40-kareena-on-twitter_-_breakingnews-at-least-16-people-killed-including-2-kids-du\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_40-Kareena-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-At-least-16-people-KILLED-including-2-KIDS-du.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_40-Kareena-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-At-least-16-people-KILLED-including-2-KIDS-du.png 474w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_40-Kareena-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-At-least-16-people-KILLED-including-2-KIDS-du-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-copter-crash-video-shared-as-kyiv-accident-that-killed-ukraine-minister\/2023-01-23-19_04_29-deep-ahlawat-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b3%f0%9f%8e%ad-on-twitter_-_whats-happening-with-flying-objects-they-are-t\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_29-Deep-Ahlawat-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udfad-on-Twitter_-_Whats-happening-with-flying-objects-they-are-t.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_29-Deep-Ahlawat-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udfad-on-Twitter_-_Whats-happening-with-flying-objects-they-are-t.png 475w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_29-Deep-Ahlawat-\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udfad-on-Twitter_-_Whats-happening-with-flying-objects-they-are-t-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-copter-crash-video-shared-as-kyiv-accident-that-killed-ukraine-minister\/2023-01-23-19_04_18-shiva-on-twitter_-_breakingnews-16-people-including-home-minister-died-due-to-h\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_18-Shiva-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-16-people-including-Home-Minister-died-due-to-h.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_18-Shiva-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-16-people-including-Home-Minister-died-due-to-h.png 476w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-19_04_18-Shiva-on-Twitter_-_BreakingNews-16-people-including-Home-Minister-died-due-to-h-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We broke down the video into key-frames using InVid. By reverse-searching one of its frames, we were able to find the video in the DBKF database which led us to an article by the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviation-safety.net\/wikibase\/wiki.php?id=169529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aviation Safety Network<\/a>, an independent initiative that records information on aviation accidents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-144497 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-18_49_28-Hard-landing-Accident-Mil-Mi-8-RA-24255-04-Sep-2014-Brave.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-18_49_28-Hard-landing-Accident-Mil-Mi-8-RA-24255-04-Sep-2014-Brave.png 676w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/2023-01-23-18_49_28-Hard-landing-Accident-Mil-Mi-8-RA-24255-04-Sep-2014-Brave-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to this report, the aircraft in the video was a Mi-8 type helicopter that crashed during a demo flight at an exhibition in Gelendzhik, Russia. The incident dates back to September 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Several Russian news agencies, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntv.ru\/novosti\/1207268\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.ru\/proisshestviya\/1421010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TASS<\/a>, reported on the crash caused by leaking fuel. The video of the accident in its entirety is also available on YouTube.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"\u041a\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u041c\u0418 8 \u0432 \u0413\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0436\u0438\u043a\u0435 (\u043c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0444\u044b)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DsC4J3R8Bp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Hence, it can be said that the viral video is unrelated to the recent Ukrainian crash that killed senior officials of the government. In fact, the video is of a Mi-8 helicopter crash in Russia from the year 2014.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vansh Shah is an intern with Alt News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 18, a helicopter crashed in a residential area in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv resulting in the death of 14 people including a minor, the country&#8217;s interior minister Denys Monastyrsky, and his deputy. According to the BBC, this is the deadliest incident involving high-profile casualty since the invasion of the nation. 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