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Mi-8 helicopter goes missing in Russian Far East

Mi-8 helicopter goes missing in Russian Far East

Moscow, July 14 (IANS) A Mi-8 helicopter of a private airline disappeared during a flight from the town of Okhotsk to Magadan, Russia's state-owned TASS news agency reported on Monday citing information from emergency services. "At the appointed time, during a flight from the settlement of Okhotsk to the city of Magadan, the Mi-8 helicopter of the Vzlet airline failed to respond to communication," the agency quoted its source as saying. According to the available details, another Mi-8 helicopter took off from Okhotsk to search for the missing helicopter and an An-26 aircraft from Magadan is also involved in the…
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