Propagandists claim that the plane crashed during landing, 3 km short of the airport.
On Tuesday, February 28, a military plane crashed again in Russia. Mi-8 crashed in the Murmansk region with 9 people on board.
This is reported by Russian WMD with reference to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.
According to them, four people were injured in the crash. The helicopter allegedly crashed while landing three kilometers from the village of Lovozero. As clarified in the emergency services, the helicopter was performing a civilian flight.
“The helicopter crashed during landing approach three kilometers from Murmanskaya airport , it was performing a civilian flight. There were nine people on board, according to preliminary data, four were injured. Rescuers deliver them to the nearest village, there are no dead,” Russian propagandists assure .
Preliminary versions of the accident:
- pilot error,
- technology failure.
Later, the on-duty dispatch service of the Lovozero district clarified that the passenger and the pilot were hospitalized. The Mi-8 helicopter belongs to the Vologda Aviation Enterprise. As a result of the accident, he was injured.
“Airplane” in Russia
Recall that on Thursday, February 23, a Su-25 aircraft of the RF Ministry of Defense crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia . The plane crash occurs in the Valuysky urban district of Russia. According to the defense department of the aggressor country, the plane crashed after completing a combat mission while returning to its base airfield in the Belgorod region.
At the end of January, a Mi-8 helicopter crashed at the Vnukovo airport in the Moscow region, which is used by top officials and officials of the highest rank. According to Russian media, the helicopter hit the ground with its tail section during landing. Later they said that the crash happened right before takeoff.
