About the accident reported a number of Russian media and channels telegram. On the images published by the base channel, the thick black smoke is seen as it rises above the alleged accident places. There was an accident allegedly about 14 hours local time. Witnesses after the fall reported a fire and more detonations, which is assumed that they were created from the explosion of ammunition in the helicopter, they state some Russian sources. According to the first information, a pilot and flying mechanic were killed in the fall. No report on civilian victims on the ground, transmits the index.
#Breaking | Russian Military Helicopter Crashes in Russia
A Russian Army Mi-8 Transport Helicopter Crashed in Oryol, Western Russia. The Cause Remains Unknown.https://t.co/tew4emba6t pic.twitter.com/jogtzcqmey
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RIA news reports that emergency services are on the way to the accident and that there is no data on additional victims or infrastructure damage. Telegram Channel Mash states that the MI-8 helicopter was crashed due to the engine cancellation while on the way to the home airport in the Vjazem district in Smolen area.
“Mi-8 collapsed in the area of an abandoned chemical factory on the edge of the village Narishkin,” says the report. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet advertised.
(Vijesti.ba)
