A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia with 20 people on board. According to preliminary data, there are casualties, but their number is being clarified. The event occurred in the Magadan region.
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This information has already been confirmed by the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation and witnesses of the plane crash on social networks.
According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident is an engine malfunction, the statement says.
In addition, it is emphasized that the helicopter fell at 11:05 local time, 75 km from the village Evensk, North-Evensky district, Magadan region.
The Mi-8 of the carrier "Dalnyorechensk Avia" was transporting workers of the gold ore deposit and followed the route "Kvartsovy airfield — Omsukchan airport". There were 20 people on board the aircraft, including 3 crew members.
According to the latest data, at least two people died as a result of the plane crash.
Search and rescue operations are currently underway.
What is essential to understand is that after the introduction of sanctions against the aggressor country of the Russian Federation for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aircraft accidents began to occur more and more frequently in Russia.
This indicates the lack of essential parts that the Russian Federation previously imported from Western countries.
What is known about the Russian Il-76 plane crash?
On Mar. 12, an Il-76 plane crashed in the Ivanovo region of the Russian Federation near the Severny military airfield.
There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board.
According to the Russian MOD, the plane could not reach the runway of the "Severny" airfield and fell in the area of the local cemetery.
What is important to understand is that A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and military transport aircraft are based at the "Severny" airfield.
