Local authorities say in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the border guards went down Wednesday in the Itum-Kale region of southern Chechnya, near the border with Georgia. “According to preliminary information, up to eight people were killed in the incident,” a spokesman for the local emergencies services told the news agency. At least five people were killed when a Russian security services helicopter crashed in Russia's Chechnya region, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday.
A Russian Border Guard Service Mil Mi-8 crashes in Chechnya, killing at least eight people.