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title: "Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Magadan region"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/31882/russian-mi-8-helicopter-crashes-in-magadan-region
published: 2024-03-14T11:08:43Z
language: en
author: "Viorica Rusica"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Magadan region

> At least two people are dead after a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the far-east Magadan region of the country on the morning of March 14, Russian officials have said, The Kyiv Independent reports.

At least two people are dead after a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the far-east Magadan region of the country on the morning of March 14, Russian officials have said, The Kyiv Independent reports.

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The aircraft was reportedly transporting 17 gold mine workers and three crew members when it made a “hard landing” 75 km from the village of Evensk, the Russian Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office said in a post on Telegram.

Initial reports suggest the helicopter suffered from an engine malfunction.

A search and rescue operation was launched and Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case.

Last month another Mi-8 helicopter crashed into Lake Onega in Russia's Karelia Republic after suffering what is also believed to have been an engine malfunction while carrying out a training flight.

The Mi-8 helicopter is a Soviet-era aircraft used most commonly as a transport aircraft by both the Russian military and civilian government departments.