A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed in the remote Khabarovsk Region of Russia’s Far East, resulting in the deaths of all five individuals on board, the Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed today. The incident occurred after the helicopter disappeared from radar on July 14.
“According to Rosaviatsiya (Russia’s air transport regulator), no one survived the crash. Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers, jointly with investigators, are analysing fragments of the aircraft and looking for flight recorders at the site of the crash to establish the cause behind it,” the Ministry stated.
The helicopter had been en route from Okhotsk in the Khabarovsk Region to Magadan when it vanished. Its wreckage was subsequently discovered near Cape Gadikan, approximately 130 km northeast of Okhotsk. Preliminary data indicate that the five individuals on board included three crew members and two maintenance engineers.
An investigation into the cause of the fatal crash is now underway, with officials focusing on analyzing debris and retrieving flight recorders from the remote crash site.
–Input WAM
