Another Mi-8 helicopter falls apart after hard landing in Russia

An Mi-8 helicopter with nine people on board made a hard landing in Murmansk Oblast,  Russian Federation.

Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, with reference to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation

Details: The incident happened in the afternoon on Tuesday, 28 February. As specified, the helicopter was heading from the village of Krasnoshchelye to the village of Lovozero.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that, according to preliminary data, nine people were on board, three of whom were crew members. Later, the Unified Dispatch Service of the Lovozero district specified that there was one child among the six passengers.

Background: 

• In December 2022, several Mi-8 helicopters in a row have crashed in Russia.

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