Startling video shows Russian Mi-8 helicopter crash-land on highway

By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2026-09-02 15:30:33 | Updated at 2026-09-02 16:39:20 1 hour ago

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter was forced to make a crash-landing on the highway after allegedly running out of fuel, forcing it into a roadside ditch as its propellers chopped down nearby trees.

Footage uploaded to social media by war-time bloggers shows how the chopper raced along a road in Sakhalin Island in far northeast Russia as it attempted to make a landing.

A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed on a highway.A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter made a “hard landing” on a highway on Sakhalin Island on September 2, 2026.
A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed and rolled into a ditch on Sakhalin Island.The chopper skidded into a ditch beside the road.

As vehicles on the highway quickly got out of the way, the chopper skidded into a ditch beside the road, with its propellers sending branches and debris flying before it came to a complete stop.

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