Military helicopter missing in Kazakhstan’s Almaty region
A Kazakh Air Defense Forces EC-145 helicopter has gone missing during a routine flight in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry announced on Friday.
According to preliminary data, the helicopter took off from Lugovoye with three crew members on board and disappeared from radar near Otar, News.Az reports, according to the official Kazinform News Agency.
Search and rescue operation involving units of the Ministry of Emergencies, the Centre for Disaster Medicine, the Republican Operational Rescue Team, aviation service of the Ministry of Emergencies and two Kazaviaspas helicopters is underway. More than 100 people and some 15 pieces of equipment, including aircraft and drones, have been deployed.
In line with a directive of the Minister of Defense, a special commission was set up to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
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