An Italian CH-47 Chinook military helicopter operating under the EUFOR peacekeeping mission crashed on October 29, 2026, near Brcko in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing at least four personnel and injuring up to 12 others. The incident occurred during routine training, leaving the aircraft destroyed while causing no civilian casualties or property damage. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences as EUFOR launched an investigation into the crash.
Details of the helicopter crash
- ▪An Italian military CH-47 Chinook helicopter serving under the European Union peacekeeping force crashed
- ▪Photos of the crash site of the Italian CH-47 Chinook near Brcko carried by the Klix news portal showed the military transport helicopter largely destroyed on a lawn
Casualties and injuries reported
- ▪At least four peacekeepers were reported killed in the EUFOR Italian helicopter crash in northern Bosnia on October 29, 2026
- ▪Bosnian officials and Brcko District Mayor Sinisa Milic initially reported that three personnel died in the October 29, 2026 helicopter crash
- ▪EUFOR reported that 11 injured personnel from the October 29, 2026 helicopter crash were receiving medical care in stable condition
EUFOR mission and mandate
- ▪EUFOR operates under a United Nations Security Council mandate to promote peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- ▪EUFOR's 1,200-soldier Operation Althea took over from NATO in 2004 to maintain security and oversee the military provisions of a peace agreement that ended the 1992–95 Bosnian war
EUFOR statements on the crash
- ▪EUFOR stated that a thorough and complete investigation was underway following the October 29, 2026 military helicopter crash in northern Bosnia
- ▪EUFOR stated that no civilians were injured and no civilian infrastructure, property, or vehicles were damaged in the Brcko helicopter crash
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