2002 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crash
 A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 27, 2002 (2002-01-27) |
| 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 |
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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
- Helicopter Crash Kills Senior Officials Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
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