At least 74 die in Russian helicopter crash - reports

At least 74 Russian servicemen were killed when the world’s biggest helicopter crashed in Chechnya today, news agencies reported.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2002 - 18:22

At least 74 Russian servicemen were killed when the world’s biggest helicopter crashed in Chechnya today, news agencies reported.

The giant Mi-26 helicopter went down near the Russian military headquarters at Khankala, not far from the Chechen capital Grozny.

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