Four dead as Russian military helicopter crashes at airport

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A Russian military helicopter crash-landed on an airfield in the remote eastern region of Chukotka on Tuesday, killing all people on board.

The Mi-8 helicopter was reportedly doing a test flight after undergoing technical maintenance.

Military investigators were dispatched to the crash site, with the Defence Ministry adding that a technical malfunction could have caused the crash.

This is the second fatal incident involving a military Mi-8 helicopter in a week.

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