1992 Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 shootdown
Template:Multiple issues Template:Infobox aircraft occurrence On December 14, 1992, a Russian Armed Forces-operated Mil Mi-8 helicopter was carrying out a civilian transport mission from Tkvarcheli to Gudauta when it was shot down above the village of Lata, located in the Gulripshi District of Abkhazia, amid the Abkhazian conflict. The attack resulted in the loss of all passengers and crew aboard, with reported numbers ranging between 81 and 87 individuals.[1][2][3] Among those killed were many women being evacuated from the besieged city, including eight who were pregnant, as well as thirty-five children.[4] This event is commonly referred to as the Lata tragedy. The victims were interred in Gudauta.
Notes
- ↑ "АБХАЗИЯ.ORG :: Новости :: Латская трагедия – вечная память безвинно убитым детям Абхазии". Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "Apsny.ru | 14 декабря исполняется 20 лет со дня Латской трагедии". Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "Новости \ 14 декабря - День памяти жертв Латской трагедии". Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ Zaza Tsuladze (17 December 2012). "20 წელი ლათას ტრაგედიიდან". Voice of America. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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