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Three pilots of the Mi-8 helicopter which was shot down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Aug. 7 were wounded and taken to medical establishments, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) said.

The helicopter was downed on Thursday evening, the press center said.

“The crew made a forced landing. Three pilots were wounded. They are
now in medical establishments on the territory controlled by the
anti-terrorist operation forces,” the press center said on Facebook on
Friday morning, Aug. 8.