.jpg) A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 27, 2002 (2002-01-27) |
| Summary | Shot down by9K38 Igla missile |
| Site | NearShelkovskaya,Nadterechny District,Chechnya |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator | Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Registration | Unknown |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The2002 Shelkovskaya Mil Mi-8 crash inChechnya killed 14 people, including senior Russian officers, among them the deputyInterior MinisterMikhail Rudchenko.
On January 27, 2002, aRussian Interior MinistryMil Mi-8 was shot down and exploded nearShelkovskaya in Nadterechny District, killing 14 people including crew. Among those killed in the crash wereLieutenant-General Mikhail Rudchenko responsible for security in theSouthern Federal District, andMajor-GeneralNikolai Goridov, deputy commander of theInternal Troops, as well asColonels Oriyenko, Stepanenko, and Trafimov.[1]
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