The State Bureau of Investigations has opened a criminal proceeding over the death of the crew of a Mi-24 helicopter of the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade “Kherson” while carrying out a combat mission in February 2026.
The SBI reported this in response to a request from hromadske.
They noted that the pre-trial investigation is being carried out by investigators of the territorial department of the SBI located in Kyiv.
Procedural supervision in this proceeding is carried out by the Chernihiv Specialized Prosecutor’s Office, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported in response to a request from hromadske.
The case was opened on February 6 under Part 2 of Article 416 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violation of flight rules or preparation for them.
The punishment under this article provides for restriction of service for up to 2 years, or restriction of liberty for up to 5 years, or detention in a disciplinary battalion for up to 2 years, or imprisonment for a term of 5 to 15 years.
Investigators did not provide any other details regarding the initial results of the investigation.
Recall, on February 9 it became known that from a combat mission the crew of the helicopter did not return of the Mi-24 of the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade “Kherson”.