Pakistan Army SA330 Puma Crash

A Pakistan Army Aviation Puma helicopter operating for the UN stabilisation mission MONUSCO crashed on 29 March 2022 near Tshanzu, south-east of Rutshuru in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all eight peacekeepers aboard, six Pakistani and one each from Russia and Serbia, the UN mission said. The aircraft was on a reconnaissance flight. Pakistan's military said the cause was yet to be ascertained. The Congolese army said the M23 rebel group shot it down, which the group denied, and the UN opened an investigation.