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Confusion as giant Russian helicopter crashes

A giant military helicopter crash-landed in Chechnya today, injuring at least 25 servicemen, the Russian military headquarters said.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2002 - 16:49

A giant military helicopter crash-landed in Chechnya today, injuring at least 25 servicemen, the Russian military headquarters said.

However the Itar-Tass news agency said 85 servicemen were killed.

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Courts Helicopter crash Place: Chechnya Place: Khankala Place: Chechen Place: Grozny Place: southwestern Chechnya Person: Nikolai Deryabin Person: Ivan Rybkin Organisation: ITAR-Tass news agency Organisation: Interfax news Organisation: Defence Ministry Organisation: Interfax Organisation: Russian government Organisation: Kremlin Organisation: Moscow Organisation: Chechnya

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