| Lata tragedy 1992 Russian Air Force Mi-8 shootdown | |
| Image Upright: | 1.17 |
| Occurrence Type: | Shootdown |
| Summary: | Russian Air Force Mi-8 with refugees on board was shot down |
| Site: | Lata, Abkhazia, Georgia |
| Aircraft Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator: | Russian Armed Forces |
| 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,[1] [2] [3] many of whom were women evacuated from the besieged city (of which 8 were pregnant) and 35 children.[4] This incident is often called the Lata tragedy. The dead are buried in Gudauta.