Italian Army Chinook Crashes Near Brčko, Bosnia, Killing Four EUFOR Personnel

EUFOR said an Italian CH-47 Chinook crashed during routine training in the Gorice area near Brčko on the evening of October 29, 2026. Italy's Ministry of Defence said the helicopter, a CH-47 on EUFOR Althea, crashed that afternoon. Fifteen people were aboard.

EUFOR said four personnel were killed and 11 were injured. The dead were two Italian Army personnel and two from the Italian Military Red Cross, named by the Ministry of Defence as the Italian Red Cross Voluntary Military Corps (CRI). Two of the injured were moved to Tuzla and nine were treated in Brčko. EUFOR said all of the injured were stable. The ministry said none was in life-threatening condition.

Key details

• Aircraft: Italian Army CH-47 Chinook assigned to EUFOR Althea. Location: Gorice area near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Aboard: 15. Killed: 4. Injured: 11, reported stable.
• EUFOR said there were no civilian injuries and no damage to civilian infrastructure, property, or vehicles.
• EUFOR and Italian authorities said the cause is under investigation. Names of the dead were not released in the official statements.

EUFOR is deeply saddened by this tragic loss of life and extends its deepest condolences to the friends and family of those who lost their lives in the service of peace.

Why it matters

A CH-47 crash on an EUFOR Althea training flight in Bosnia puts the Italian Army contingent, the Military Red Cross, and the EU force's public record on the same day as the recovery.

What happens next

EUFOR and the Italian Ministry of Defence said inquiries are under way. When will they publish the first verified findings?