The court sentenced an air defense officer who shot down a helicopter instead of a drone
Mi-8 in annexed Crimea, illustrative photo The military court in Sevastopol sentenced to two years and ten months the colony-settlement of the air defense officer Igor Pashkov, who in 2023 mistakenly shot down a helicopter of the Russian army. As a result, three people on board were killed. Pashkov is found guilty of criminal negligence. According to Kommersant, on December 18, 2023, Pashkov carried combat duty in the annexed Crimea.