Dubai – Al Arabiya.net
Published in: May 12, 2023: 06:58 PM GST
Last updated: May 12, 2023: 07:41 PM GST
Today, Friday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the Crimea during a training flight.
The ministry’s statement read: “At 15:42 on May 12, the Mi-28 helicopter crashed near the Djankovsky district of Crimea, while carrying out a training flight. The plane was flying unarmed. The two pilots were killed, and there are no damages.” On the ground.” The ministry indicated that the cause of the accident may be a technical malfunction.
On the other hand, the pro-Russian leader of Crimea, Sergey Aksionov, announced the fall of a march in the western part of Crimea.
Aksionov wrote a post on his channel on Telegram, in which he said, “The air defense forces in western Crimea drop an enemy march, and there are no casualties or damage. The situation is under control. Remain calm. Trust only verified sources.”
It is noteworthy that since the attack on the Crimean Bridge on the eighth of last October (2022), the Ukrainian peninsula, which Russia annexed to its authority, without international recognition of that step, has been subjected to several attacks, most of them by drones, especially in Sevastopol.
While Moscow pointed the finger at Kiev, the latter kept silent for the most part.
