Mi-2 helicopter crashes in Ukraine, pilot killed
A helicopter crashed in Ukraine's Sumy region during field work, the pilot was killed, the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Service reported.
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| Mi-2 helicopter |
"We received information that a Mi-2 helicopter crashed near the village of Yablochnoye, Velikopisarivsky district of the Sumy region, during the spraying of copper," the department said in a statement.
The pilot died and the cause of the helicopter crash is being investigated.
Mi-2 (The HOP-1 (NATO reporting name "Hoplite") is a light, armored multi-role military helicopter that can function as a transport helicopter and can also perform close air support duties if equipped with a 23 mm cannon and 57 mm rockets.