2002 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crash

2002 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crash
	A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident.
Occurrence
Date	January 27, 2002
Summary	Shot down by 9K38 Igla missile
Site	Near Shelkovskaya, Nadterechny District, Chechnya
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Mil Mi-8
Operator	Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Registration	Unknown
Passengers	11
Crew	3
Fatalities	14
Survivors	0

The 2002 Shelkovskaya Mil Mi-8 crash in Chechnya killed 14 people, including senior Russian officers, among them the deputy Interior Minister Mikhail Rudchenko.

On January 27, 2002, a Russian Interior Ministry Mil Mi-8 was shot down and exploded near Shelkovskaya in Nadterechny District, killing 14 people including crew. Among those killed in the crash were Lieutenant-General Mikhail Rudchenko responsible for security in the Southern Federal District, and Major-General Nikolai Goridov, deputy commander of the Internal Troops, as well as Colonels Oriyenko, Stepanenko, and Trafimov.^[1]

References

^ "INTERIOR MINISTRY HELIOCOPTER CRASHES". The Jamestown Foundation. 2002-02-05. Archived from the original on 2006-09-19.

External links

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[1] "INTERIOR MINISTRY HELIOCOPTER CRASHES". The Jamestown Foundation. 2002-02-05. Archived from the original on 2006-09-19.

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