A military helicopter It crashed on Friday (23.05.25) near the village Russiathus killing his crew members.
According to the TASS state news agency, citing the headquarters of the Moscow Military District in Russia, the preliminary cause of the helicopter crash was technical damage, TASS said.
Regional Governor Andrei Klitskov said through his Telegram channel that there are no casualties between the local population and that firefighters were working on the spot.
Initial reports notified by the Russian news agency 112 to Telegram indicated that the cause of the incident was a “technical malfunction”. The post said: “A military helicopter crashed in the Oriol area. The crew was killed. Probably, it was an Mi-8. Preliminary, the cause of the tragedy was a technical malfunction. “
“Eyewitnesses said the helicopter was flying and suddenly fell abruptly. The helicopter fell near the village of Nazkino, towards Loukhar, on the ground of an abandoned business, just on old barrels where chemicals were previously stored, and caught fire, “the post continues.
Russian Mi-8 military helicopter crashed on Oryol region of Russia. Preliminary pilots are dead. pic.twitter.com/VtcHgEkHYG
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“The pilot and the flight engineer died. There were no ammunition in the aircraft. All the closest firefighting units have already reached the scene of the crash. There are no casualties on the ground, “the post in the end says.