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South Korean fighter jets fired more than 300 warning shots at a Russian military aircraft

South Korean fighter jets fired more than 300 warning shots at a Russian military aircraft

South Korean fighter jets fired more than 300 warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that had violated the country’s airspace. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff accused a Russian A-50 command and control military aircraft of twice violating South Korean airspace off the country’s eastern coast prompting the ROKAF …

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UTAir Passenger jet catches fire after overshooting runway at Sochi Airport

UTAir Passenger jet catches fire in after overshooting runway on landing at Sochi Airport Russia

A passenger jet caught fire after overshooting its landing sending it crashing through a fence at an airport in Russia, injuring 18 people. UTAir flight 579, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a runway excursion accident after landing at Adler/Sochi Airport, Russia. The aircraft departed Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport at 00:32 hours local …

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18 Dead in a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

18 Dead in a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

  A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, killing 18 people on board. The helicopter collided with another helicopter during takeoff. UTair’s Mi-8 helicopter 25640 was flying from Vankor to Kharkasale. During the take-off it struck cargo hanging from the landing gear of another Mi-8 helicopter,” said a spokesperson. The …

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