2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash

Aviation incident in Russia June 2023 2006 Vladikavkaz 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. 11 September 2006 Disputed (claimed shot down and suspected bad weather) Near Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia 12 3 Mil Mi-8 Russian Air Force Unknown 12 3 3 The 2006 Russian military Mil Mi-8 crash was a helicopter crash near Vladikavkaz. The crash killed 12 Russian military men, mostly high-ranking officers, among them Lieutenant-General Pavel Yaroslavtsev, deputy chief for army logistics, Lieutenant-General Viktor Guliaev, deputy chief of army medical units, and Major-General Vladimir Sorokin. The Islamist terrorist group Kataib al-Khoul claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter.2 February 2012 12 Dead In Russian Helicopter Crash Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty https://www.rferl.org/a/1071255.html 2022-03-08 References 2 External links 3 Russian generals reported dead in crash (https://archive.today/20070519070453/http://www.softcom.net/webnews/wed/cb/Urussia-helicopter.RYaP_GSC.html Archive el) GlobalSecurity.Org 43 02 N 44 40 E title Category:21st-century mass murders in Russia Category:Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2006 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia in 2006 Category:Caucasian Front (militant group) Category:September 2006 in Russia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Mil Mi-8 Category:Accidents and incidents involving military helicopters Category:Helicopter crashes of the Second Chechen War