In a Sunday helicopter strike in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a South African peacekeeper for the UN was killed and another was hurt.
The aircraft came under fire while en route to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, according to the UN mission in the nation, Monusco. Fortunately, the helicopter managed to land.
In the incident, it was reported that a second peacekeeper was hurt.
“Monusco strongly condemns this cowardly attack against an aircraft bearing the United Nations emblem,” it said in a statement.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) also confirmed the attack.
“An Oryx helicopter came under fire in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday February 5, 2023,” it said in a statement.
“The SANDF is in the process of informing family members of the soldiers who were involved.”