The Russian military says a navy helicopter has crashed during a night training flight, killing both pilots.

The Russian Navy said the crash occurred while the Ka-29 of the Baltic Fleet was performing a training mission late on April 12.

The Investigative Committee said on April 13 that the helicopter had been making a run to land on a ship. It said rescuers had found the helicopter's debris and the probe was ongoing.

The Ka-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine helicopter intended for use from navy ships.

Based on reporting by TASS, Interfax, and AP</s>A Russian military helicopter with two pilots on board crashed in the Baltic Sea late on Thursday.

The Ka-29 assault transport aircraft crashed during night-time test flights in Russia’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad, the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet said Friday.

“The crew of the helicopter manufacturer’s two test pilots have died,” the Baltic Fleet said in a statement cited by the state-run TASS news agency.

It added that the flight took place in “simple weather conditions.”

This appears to be at least the third Russian helicopter crash since the start of the year.

On Wednesday, six people were killed when a transport helicopter crashed during a training mission in the Khabarovsk region, leading to a day of mourning to be declared in the region on Thursday.</s>A Russian military helicopter crashed over the Baltic Sea during a training night flight, in which two pilots were killed as reported by the Russian army on Friday.

The Russian helicopter crash took place in the Russian region of Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania at 20:30 GMT on Thursday night. Russian Baltic Fleet issued a statement regarding the helicopter crash news.

The Russian helicopter was Ka-29 helicopter with two pilots who were killed in the accident. A search operation has been launched to recover the pilot’s bodies. This crash took place after a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a city in far eastern Russia on Wednesday, in which six people were killed.

The helicopter was operated by the local Vostok airline.</s>A Russian military helicopter has crashed during a training night flight over the Baltic Sea, killing two pilots, the Russian army said today.

The accident happened close to the Russian region of Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania, at 23:30 Moscow time last night, the Russian Baltic Fleet said in a statement quoted by the Interfax news agency.

“The crew of the Ka-29 helicopter, consisting of two pilots, were killed,” the statement said.

A search operation has been launched to recover the bodies.

The crash comes after a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a city in far eastern Russia on Wednesday, killing six people.

It was operated by the local Vostok airline.</s>The Russian military says a navy helicopter has crashed during a night training flight, killing both pilots.

The navy said the crash occurred while the Ka-29 of the Baltic Fleet was performing a training mission late Thursday.

The Investigative Committee said Friday the helicopter had been making a run to land on a navy ship. It said rescuers have found the helicopter’s debris and the probe is ongoing.

The Ka-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine helicopter intended for use from navy ships.</s>"A helicopter crashed in the Kaliningrad region … in the Baltic Sea. Two crew members were on board," the source said.

Search and rescue operation is being carried out.

On Wednesday, six people were killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk.
Russian authorities say a Kamov Ka-29 belonging to the Baltic Fleet crashed late yesterday whilst attempting to land on a ship, killing two people.