2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash
 A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 September 2006 |
| Summary | Disputed (claimed shot down and suspected bad weather) |
| Site | NearVladikavkaz,North Ossetia–Alania,Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator | Russian Ground Forces |
| Registration | Unknown |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 12 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 |
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The2006 Russian military Mil Mi-8 crashwas ahelicopter crashnearVladikavkaz.The crash killed 12 Russian military men, mostly high-ranking officers, among themLieutenant-GeneralPavel Yaroslavtsev,deputy chief forarmy logistics,Lieutenant-GeneralViktor Guliaev,deputy chief ofarmy medical units,andMajor-GeneralVladimir Sorokin.
TheOssetianmilitant groupKataib al-Khoulclaimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter.[1]
References[edit]
- ^"12 Dead In Russian Helicopter Crash".Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.2 February 2012.Retrieved2022-03-08.
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