Three people killed as a result of a Russian helicopter crash in Chechnya

17:40, 07.03.2018

Three people were killed as a result of a Russian border service helicopter crash in Chechnya, Russian media has reported.

According to preliminary information, 8 people have been on board the Mi-8 multipurpose helicopter when it crashed. Three of them are killed, one – is hospitalized, and three people remain missing.

As the source told ТАСС agency, the helicopter crashed near the Khildekhari settlement.
“The helicopter fell 8 kilometers away from the border of Georgia and in a kilometer and a half from the post of the border service,” – said the source.

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