Military helicopter crashes in Kyrgyzstan

13:28, 17 января 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

A helicopter of the Air Defense Forces made an emergency hard landing during training flights. The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kyrgyzstan reported.

According to it, there are injured.

«Officials of the Ministry of Defense and the Air Defense Forces are working to clarify the circumstances of the incident. Additional information on the results of the investigation will be reported later,» the ministry noted.

Mi-8 helicopter crashed at about 11 a.m. near Dostuk village at Frunze-1 airbase. According to some reports, one person was killed.