“I express my deepest condolences to the families and relatives of the victims, to the entire helicopter regiment, to you personally,” the administration of the Krasnodar Territory quotes Kondratyev.

He emphasized that "Lt. Col. Alexander Sklyankin and Major Ruslan Kushnirenko were professionals in their field, faithful to the oath and military duty."

Earlier it was reported about the crash of Mi-28 in the Krasnodar Territory. As a result of the accident, two crew members were killed.

Black boxes were later found at the crash site.

The UK instituted criminal proceedings on this fact.