A Russian Mi-28 military helicopter crashed in a remote forest area in the Kaluga region of southwestern Russia, resulting in the deaths of its crew members.
The incident occurred approximately 150 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
According to the AFP, sources within the defense ministry, a technical malfunction is believed to have caused the crash.
An Mi-28 crashed in the Kaluga region… the crew died,” the TASS news agency said, quoting a source in the defence ministry.
“According to preliminary information, a technical malfunction caused the disaster,” the Interfax news agency said, citing a defence ministry statement.
It crashed in a forest about 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the Ukrainian border, a local official told TASS.
