Russian military helicopter crashes over Crimea, 2 pilots dead

Russian military helicopter crashes over Crimea, 2 pilots dead
# 12 May 2023 18:42 (UTC +04:00)

Two Russian pilots were killed on Friday when a Russian Mi-28 military helicopter crashed in the annexed peninsula of Crimea, APA's Russian bureau reports citing the Russian MoD.

The Defense Ministry said it believed the reason for the crash was equipment failure.

The crash occurred at 3.42 p.m. (1242 GMT) during a training flight, and the helicopter was flying without weapons, the defence ministry said in a statement.

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