Russian Mi-8 helicopter makes emergency landing on highway, severing power lines – video

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter has made an emergency landing in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, on the M3 highway, causing damage to a high-voltage power line.

Source: Kremlin-aligned media RIA Novosti; local Telegram channels

Details: The helicopter’s emergency landing occurred near the settlement of Sevsk in Bryansk Oblast. Early reports indicate that no one was injured.

Bryansk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz announced that four districts – Sevsky, Suzemsky, Brasovsky and Komarichsky – had been left without electricity as a result of the incident. Power engineers are working to repair the damage.

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