Non Exclusive: POLTAVA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - Ukrainian flags cover the coffins with the bodies of pilots and technicians of two Mi-8 helicopt

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Non Exclusive: POLTAVA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - Ukrainian flags cover the coffins with the bodies of pilots and technicians of two Mi-8 helicopters during a funeral ceremony, Poltava, central Ukraine. Two Mi-8 helicopters crashed near Novoiavlenka village, Donetsk Region, while on a combat mission on Tuesday, August 29. Four pilots and two technicians of the 18th Igor Sikorsky Separate Army Aviation Brigade died in the accident.

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