{"id":14053,"date":"2020-05-20T09:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T09:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=14053"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:42:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T09:42:04","slug":"russian-military-helicopter-crashes-kills-crew-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=14053","title":{"rendered":"Russian military helicopter crashes, kills crew members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TASS_8324375.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Russian military&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/buhari-inducts-3-attack-helicopters-ugh-promises-not-to-fail-nigerians\/\">helicopter<\/a>&nbsp;crashed Tuesday evening during a training mission, killing its crew members, official statement disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MI-8 helicopter crashed near the town of Klin, 50 miles outside Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn May 19, around 20:00, while performing a training flight 20 kilometers from the village of Klin, a Russian Air Force MI-8 helicopter made a hard landing in a deserted area. As a result of the hard landing, the crew died of their injuries,\u201d the Defence Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/court-dismisses-oshiomholes-preliminary-objection-in-ortoms-defamation-suit\/\">preliminary<\/a>&nbsp;information, the cause of the crash could be a technical malfunction,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement did not mention the number of casualties of the fatal accident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian military&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;crashed Tuesday evening during a training mission, killing its crew members, official statement disclosed. 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