"Employees of the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant (KEMZ), a Russian defense manufacturer, were among those killed. KEMZ has been sanctioned by the United States for it’s role in manufacturing aviation equipment used in the war against Ukraine."
- Yeah sure, it was an "accident" 👌
It was if you watch the video.
I saw the video on another source. Longest helicopter crash I’ve seen. Almost like he was trying to.
No tail rotor, no yaw/directional control
Pilot should have put her down then and there after the first bounce.
He landed once in shallow water. He could have just lowered the collective there and powered down, but decided to take off again and lose control.
Suicidal pilot
Here is a link to a video of the incident I found much easier to access and watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHqjEg1U4e8