Four Killed As Russian Military Helicopter Crashed

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    • Mi-8 helicopterKABUL: (MEP) A Russian military of a Mi-8 helicopter was crashed killing three pilots and an engineering instructor in the country’s western Pskov region on Monday.

    Russia’s Defense Ministry has said the incident occurred during a training mission in the Pskov region, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) northwest of the capital Moscow.

    Circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated by a special commission, the ministry added.

    The Mi-8, designed in the 1960s, is extensively used to carry people and cargo to far-flung areas of Russia.

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