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Lata tragedy
1992 Russian Air Force Mi-8 shootdown

A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8, similar to the aircraft involved.
Shootdown
Date	14 December 1992 (1992-12-14)
Summary	Russian Air Force Mi-8 with refugees on board was shot down
Site	Lata, Abkhazia, Georgia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Mil Mi-8
Operator	Russian Armed Forces
Flight origin	Tkvarcheli
Destination	Gudauta
Occupants	81-87
Fatalities	81-87
Survivors	0

A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter operated by the Russian Armed Forces was performing a civilian flight from Tkvarcheli to Gudauta when on December 14, 1992 it was shot down over the village of Lata, in Gulripshi District of Abkhazia, during the War in Abkhazia. All those in the military helicopter died: according to various media reports, from 81 to 87 people, many of whom were women evacuated from the besieged city (of which 8 were pregnant) and 35 children. This incident is often called the Lata tragedy. The dead are buried in Gudauta.

Notes

1. "АБХАЗИЯ.ORG :: Новости :: Латская трагедия – вечная память безвинно убитым детям Абхазии". Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
2. "Apsny.ru | 14 декабря исполняется 20 лет со дня Латской трагедии". Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
3. "Новости \ 14 декабря - День памяти жертв Латской трагедии". Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
4. Zaza Tsuladze (17 December 2012). "20 წელი ლათას ტრაგედიიდან". Voice of America. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

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