The 2002 Shelkovskaya Mil Mi-8 crash in
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
killed 14 people, including senior Russian officers, among them the deputy
Interior Minister
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
Mikhail Rudchenko.
On January 27, 2002, a
Russian Interior Ministry
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia.
The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...
Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968.
It is now produced by Russia.
In addition t ...
was shot down and exploded near
Shelkovskaya
Shelkovskaya (russian: Шелковская; ce, Мохне, lit. ''place where is wind'' or Шелковски; ''Moxne'', ''Şelkovski'') is a rural locality (a ''stanitsa'') and the administrative center of Shelkovskoy District of the Chechen ...
in Nadterechny District, killing 14 people including crew. Among those killed in the crash were
Lieutenant-General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
Mikhail Rudchenko responsible for security in the
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District ( rus, Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug, ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia. Its territor ...
, and
Major-General
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Nikolai Goridov
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to:
People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nik ...
, deputy commander of the
Internal Troops
The Internal Troops, full name Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs (MVD) (russian: Внутренние войска Министерства внутренних дел, Vnutrenniye Voiska Ministerstva Vnutrennikh Del; abbreviat ...
, as well as
Colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
s Oriyenko, Stepanenko, and Trafimov.
INTERIOR MINISTRY HELIOCOPTER CRASHES.
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Helicopter Crash Kills Senior Officials
2002 disasters in Russia
Aviation accidents and incidents in 2002
Helicopter crashes of the Second Chechen War
Accidents and incidents involving the Mil Mi-8
January 2002 events in Russia
2002 in Chechnya
Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia
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