The UN used three Russian helicopters at Goma in January 2007. This 25828 is a former Russian Air Force Mi-8T built in 1983. Modified to Mi-8MTV-1, the helicopter was transferred to UTair late 2005 and subsequently moved to the United Nations from 2007. Since that time the helicopter never (besides a large maintenance works in 2015) went back to Russia and is operating as Russian governmental support to United Nations over Africa. It was seen in DRC, Sudan and Uganda.
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