The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan reports on an incident involving a helicopter from the Defense Forces and Air Force Command. The Mi-8 helicopter crashed on November 17, during a routine training flight at the "Kattakurgan" range.
The incident occurred at 20:15 on November 17 (GMT +5), marking a devastating turn of events for the Air Defense Forces and the Air Force Command. The crash resulted in the loss of the entire crew aboard the helicopter.
A special commission has been mobilized to investigate and determine the causes of the accident, shedding light on the circumstances surrounding the crash. The Ministry of Defense, in an official statement, conveyed its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the servicemen who died, acknowledging the profound loss suffered by the nation.
Kattakurgan is a city in the Samarqand Region of Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Ingichka. It has 90,600 inhabitants and is located on the road and railway between Bukhara and Samarkand.
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