Mi-2 crashes during training flight in Ukraine: crew killed

Specialists from the Ministry of Defense’s special commission are working at the site.

A Mi-2 helicopter crashed in the training aviation brigade of the Kharkiv National University of the Air Force named after Ivan Kozhedub .

As reported on the university’s Facebook page , this happened during a training flight. The crew consisted of two people, they died. Investigators, experts and specialists from a special commission of the Ministry of Defense are working at the scene.

“The command of the university and the military unit are fully facilitating a detailed analysis and determination of the causes of the aviation accident. We express our condolences to the families and friends of the victims. This is a painful and irreparable loss for all of us… Until the results of the investigation are made public, we ask you to refrain from assumptions and comments, and to treat the disclosure of sensitive information with understanding, in accordance with established procedures and ethical standards,” the statement says.

(C)UNIAN 2024