Russian Mi-28 helicopter crashes in Crimea, both pilots die

The Russian media reported this. 

The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the flight was carried out without ammunition, and there was no damage.

“A Mi-28 helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in the Dzhankoi region of Crimea. Both pilots died,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The preliminary cause of the accident was equipment failure.

• Journalists created an interactive map with Russian military facilities in Crimea.