The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out civil war.

The United Nations said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was "utterly abhorrent" and a possible war crime.

A United Nations helicopter conducting an evacuation operation in Nasir, Upper Nile State, has been attacked, resulting in the death of a crew member and serious injuries to two others. Additionally,

A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked.

A South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) commander, Major General Majur Dak, and 27 of his soldiers were killed during a United Nations evacuation operation in Nasir on Friday morning, a government spokesperson has said. A UN crew member also lost their life in the incident.

A helicopter operated by the UN Mission in South Sudan came under heavy fire while attempting evacuation following clashes between SSPDF and a militia group.

Plenty pipo don die for South Sudan afta one attempt by di UN to evacuate members of di national army come under fire, di UN confam. One crew member die wen dem shoot at one UN helicopter, statement from dia mission for South Sudan,

One crew member died when a UN helicopter was shot at, a statement from its mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) said. It added that an injured South Sudanese general and several other troops were also killed during the evacuation attempt in the Upper Nile state.