Uganda People's Defence Forces Mi-17 Hip-H Crash

A Ugandan Mi-17 helicopter crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on 26 September 2022, where Ugandan troops were deployed against the ADF rebel group, according to the Daily Monitor. Security sources told the paper the tail rotor struck a tree during lift-off, and that the aircraft fell on soldiers collecting food it had delivered. The paper reported that one crew member died and that sources spoke of more than a dozen soldiers killed on the ground, a figure it could not verify. A Congolese army spokesperson said at least 22 people died, according to Africanews. The army spokesperson confirmed the crash and said a board of inquiry had been set up.