Mi-28 attack helicopter crashes in Russia's Kaluga Oblast, crew killed
A Mi-28 military helicopter crashed in Russia's Kaluga Oblast on Thursday, reported regional governor Vladislav Shapsha and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
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Shapsha said that the helicopter crashed in the Zhyzdrinsky district. Rescuers and a task force are currently working at the scene. He did not disclose other details.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the helicopter crashed in a deserted area during a planned flight. The crew died.
The preliminary cause of the helicopter crash is a technical malfunction. The commission of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation is working at the site of the accident, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Mi-28 is a Soviet and Russian attack helicopter, designed to search and destroy under active fire resistance of tanks and other armored vehicles, as well as low-speed air targets and enemy manpower.
On June 21, a private helicopter with four people on board crashed in Amur Oblast of the Russian Federation. All of them died.
On July 12, a Sukhoi Superjet passenger plane crashed during a test flight in the suburbs of Moscow, killing three crew members.
