Five killed in Ukraine helicopter crash

A police helicopter belonging to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry crashed shortly after take-off in the central part of the country, killing five people on board, officials said.

A police helicopter belonging to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry crashed shortly after take-off in the central part of the country, killing five people on board, officials said.

The Mi-8 helicopter slammed into the ground just after taking off from an airport in the city of Alexandria in the Kirovograd region, about 200 miles south east of the capital, Kiev, ministry spokesman Serhiy Burlakov said.

Investigators were working to determine what caused the helicopter to hit the ground as it was gaining speed, Mr Burlakov said.

Three of the dead were crew members, and two were ground staff on board the helicopter.

The Mi-8 is a workhorse helicopter used widely in civilian and military aviation in former Soviet states.

Mi-8 crashes are often blamed on poor maintenance, ageing equipment, a disregard for safety regulations and a cost-cutting mentality.

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