The is the shocking moment parasols, tents, tables and beach towels are sent flying through the air as private helicopter lands alongside a beach, sending holidaymakers running for their lives.

The incident took place on a beach at the Gribovka Camping sites in Odessa Oblast in the Ukraine.

Yuliya Tsup, a resident of Kyiv, filmed and shared the video on her Facebook page.

The video shows a UR-ICH helicopter approaching from the sea and flying over the beach to land on higher ground nearby.

As a result, the airflow formed a current that scattered the tents and all the goods of the tourists, who were resting on the beach below.

According to the owner of the video, the safety fasteners of the tents taken from the ground hit a small boy who was inside one of the tents. In addition, an umbrella was taken out of the sand and broke the neighbouring tent where Yuliya and her teenage son was sitting.

According to the news website Focus, Yuliya Tsup said: “Thank God no one was stabbed by anything. When I regained my calm, I ran up the mountain to the damn pilot, but I heard no apology from him for flattening people or compensation for the damage he caused. As far as he’s concerned we were no more important than ants.”

She added that the injured tourists packed up the same day and left with the children. Others were left trying to repair the damage as best they could.

In the following days, the helicopter continued to bring its owner daily, but this time flying from the field.

The witness said: “The damage has been done now because every time I hear the helicopter I don’t know what to expect.”

It is unclear how many people were injured.

According to the state register, the helicopter belongs to local businessman Anatoly Reder, general director of the pharmaceutical company InterKhim.

No information has yet been distributed about the authorities’ intervention in this incident.