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The OSINT analyst admitted that the helicopter with the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine could get caught on the wires
The main versions of the causes of the helicopter crash in Brovary, Kiev region, the Security Service of Ukraine called the technical malfunction of the vessel, violation of flight rules and sabotage. However, OSINT analyst Oliver Alexander admits that an accident could have been the cause of the incident.
Details. In the area where the crash occurred, there are a lot of electrical cables between the houses, which, in conditions of poor visibility due to fog, could have been hit by a helicopter, the expert writes . In the video, filmed from a window overlooking the courtyard where the helicopter crashed, one of the electrical cables can be seen hanging from the roof as if it had been cut, the pointed out . expert
- The version of the accident does not exclude the possibility of a technical malfunction of the vessel, stressed Oliver Alexander. The helicopter could have had problems even before it collided with the cables. In the event of a technical problem on board, the crew could search for a helicopter landing site and hit the cable just before attempting to land.
- The video of the helicopter flying shortly before the crash shows that it is flying with the landing gear extended, not retracted, . Oliver Alexander noted In the same video, the helicopter's warning lights can be seen being turned on, which, according to the analyst, the witnesses could have mistaken for a fire.
- Much of the damage to both the kindergarten and the helicopter appears to be fire-related rather than a major impact, an OSINT analyst concludes based on analysis of published photos and videos.
- The crashed helicopter turned out to be a Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma: it was handed over to Ukraine by France in 2018 as part of a deal to sell 55 of these machines. Pro-Russian bloggers and propaganda media, covering the incident, tried to present the deal to sell these helicopters to Ukraine as an attempt by France to get rid of "illiquid" "unnecessary machines." Civilian versions of these helicopters have been banned in the EU since 2016 after the EC225 crash in Norway, wrote . RT
- The EC225 helicopter did indeed crash in Norway due to a propeller malfunction in April 2016, killing all 13 people on board. The Civil Aviation Authority of Norway and the UK have suspended the commercial operation of this model. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in May 2016 required Airbus to check the health of the EC225 and suspended civilian use of the model. However, already in October 2016, EASA announced that flights on the EC225 could be resumed, as the existing technical shortcomings were eliminated.
- Such helicopters are used, in particular, in the USA , Japan , France , Denmark .
Context. On the morning of January 18, a helicopter crashed in a residential area of the city of Brovary, Kyiv region, killing the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The helicopter crashed near the kindergarten, causing a fire in it. According to the latest data from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, 14 people died, including one child. 25 people were injured, 11 of them were children.
- Among the dead were Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, his first deputy Yevgeny Yenin and State Secretary of the Interior Ministry Yuri Lubkovich.