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Crew killed when Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Russia's Leningrad region
Defense Ministry says chopper was on training flight in uninhabited area
Elena Teslova |
18.03.2025 - Update : 18.03.2025
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MOSCOW
The Russian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region, killing the crew.
"On March 18, 2025, during a planned training flight, a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the airspace over the Leningrad region. The aircraft went down in an uninhabited area, far from populated zones. The crew did not survive," the ministry said in a statement.
It noted that the helicopter was not carrying ammunition.
"A search and rescue team has arrived at the site, and a commission from the Aerospace Forces has been dispatched to investigate," it added.
