Russian helicopter makes hard landing in region bordering Ukraine

MOSCOW

A Russian helicopter on Wednesday made hard landing in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, its governor said.

The hard landing caused a partial destruction of an electric line on the M3 highway, which was fixed later, Aleksandr Bogomaz said in a statement on Telegram.

He added that there were eight people on board, and no one was hurt.

Meanwhile, the Defense Ministry in a statement said it was a military Mi-8 helicopter.