2002 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crash

2002 aviation accident in Russia 2002 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crash Russian Air Force, 62, Mil Mi-8 (20823728473).jpg A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident. January 27, 2002 January 27, 2002 Shot down by 9K38 Igla missile Near Shelkovskaya, Nadterechny District, Chechnya 14 Mil Mi-8 Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Unknown 11 3 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.2002-02-05 INTERIOR MINISTRY HELIOCOPTER CRASHES http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=12&&issue_id=515 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060919010618/http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=12&&issue_id=515 2006-09-19 The Jamestown Foundation References 2 External links Helicopter Crash Kills Senior Officials https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043011/http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=6365 2011-06-05 43 24 N 45 43 E title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia in 2002 Category:Helicopter crashes of the Second Chechen War Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Mil Mi-8 Category:January 2002 in Russia Category:2002 in Chechnya