Theme: Bosnia and Herzegovina

An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the European Union Force (EUFOR) crashed during “routine training” in the Brcko region on Thursday, about 180 km north of Sarajevo, killing four people and leaving 11 injured in stable condition, according to Al Jazeera — everyone on board was Italian, two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers, according to the Italian defense ministry. EUFOR said it is conducting a full and thorough investigation of the incident and said there was no damage to civilians or civilian infrastructure.

Fifteen people were aboard the Italian CH-47 helicopter of Eufor, the European Union peace force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which crashed Thursday in Brcko, in the country's northeast, during a routine operation, according to Le Monde. Three died at the crash site; twelve injured were taken to Brcko's hospital, and a fourth person died of injuries after being admitted. Eufor said no civilians were hurt and the accident caused no material damage.

The crash of a European Union force helicopter in Bosnia killed all four crew members, according to the hospital that treated the victims, in a report by Le Monde.

An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter serving with the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia (EUFOR) crashed on Thursday in the country’s north, with “a number” of personnel killed or injured, according to the Associated Press. Local officials told Bosnian media that three people died and 12 were injured in the crash near the town of Brcko, and EUFOR confirmed casualties and opened an investigation. Chinese state agency Xinhua reported the same toll of three killed and 12 injured.

Milorad Dodik, banned from public office for six years, declared his party's victory in Bosnia's election and said it would hold a “vast majority”, according to Euronews. With 95% of ballots counted, his candidate, Zeljka Cvijanovic, was on track to retain her seat in the tripartite presidency, according to Euronews. The vote was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of joining the EU and ethnic tensions, according to the Associated Press, in a text republished by ABC News.

Bosnia-Herzegovina's three-member presidency is set to be dominated by nationalists from the three major ethnic groups, with counting nearly concluded. Announced as the winners were Serb nationalist Zeljka Cvijanovic, backed by disqualified Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik, Bosniak moderate leftist Denis Becirovic and Croat nationalist Darijana Filipovic, according to DW.

Polls closed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday evening, with about 3.4 million voters eligible to take part in the country’s general election, according to DW. Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats in Republika Srpska, announced the victory of his political force at all levels and thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support ahead of the vote. The Central Election Commission said the party’s candidates, Savo Minic and Zeljka Cvijanovic, were winning the races for Republika Srpska’s president and the entity’s Serb member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Presidency, respectively.

Bosnia and Herzegovina holds general elections, with more than 3.4 million registered voters electing the tripartite Presidency, members of the House of Representatives (the lower house of parliament) and the legislative bodies of the entities, according to the Mehr News Agency. Polling stations open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. local time, according to the same agency.