An Mi-8 helicopter with 20 people on board crashed in the Magadan region of Russia.
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The helicopter crash occurred at 11.05 local time, 75 km from the village of Evensk, Severo-Evensk district. It is preliminary known that the cause of the accident was an engine malfunction. This was reported on March 14 by the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor’s Office of Russia and Russian Telegram channels.
It is noted that the helicopter of the Dalnerechensk Avia carrier was transporting workers of the gold mine and followed the route “Kvartsovy landing site – Omsukchan airport.”
There were 20 people on board the aircraft, including three crew members. Propagandists claim one or two dead. Search and rescue efforts continue.
Let us remind you that on the afternoon of March 12, an Il-76 military transport plane crashed in Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense said there were 15 people on board – eight crew members and seven passengers. The network began to speculate that the passengers on board the Il-76 could be operators of the A-50 DRLV aircraft.
Source: Racurs
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