“During the performance of scheduled flights, the crew of the Mi-24 helicopter revealed malfunctions in the operation of the power unit of the board,” the statement says.
It is noted that the helicopter made an emergency landing on an unprepared site.
“The crew was not injured, an investigation is underway (incident. -
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),” the defense department added.
Earlier it was reported that the Mi-8 helicopter, which was flying with shift workers, did not reach the helipad near the village of Varandey in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and landed in the snow, damaging the tail rotor.