Four Killed as Military Helicopter Crashes at Airport

An Mi-8 Russian military helicopter crash-landed on an airfield in the far eastern region of Chukotka, killing four people, on Tuesday, the military said.

Three crew members and a technician on board died in the crash, according to the governor of Chukotka, Roman Kopin.

The helicopter of the Russian defence ministry went down in the main airport in Chukotka near Anadyr, which has mixed military and civilian use.

According to Russian agencies, the Mi-8 helicopter was doing a test flight after undergoing technical maintenance.

The crash may have been caused by a technical malfunction, the Defense Ministry said.

The crash is the second fatal incident with a military Mi-8 helicopter in a week.

On May 19, another Mi-8 crash-landed near the town of Klin, killing all three crew members.