2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash

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2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash
Russian Air Force, 62, Mil Mi-8 (20823728473).jpg
A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident.
Occurrence
Date11 September 2006 (2006-09-11)
SummaryDisputed (claimed shot down and suspected bad weather)
SiteNear Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft type Mil Mi-8
Operator Russian Air Force
Registration Unknown
Passengers12
Crew3
Fatalities12
Injuries3
Survivors3

The 2006 Russian military Mil Mi-8 crash was a helicopter crash near Vladikavkaz. The crash killed 12 Russian military men, mostly high-ranking officers, among them Lieutenant-General Pavel Yaroslavtsev, deputy chief for army logistics, Lieutenant-General Viktor Guliaev, deputy chief of army medical units, and Major-General Vladimir Sorokin.

The Islamist terrorist group Kataib al-Khoul claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. [1]

References

  1. "12 Dead In Russian Helicopter Crash". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

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