Two military helicopters collided over an airfield in Russia's Far East on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring one in the second deadly helicopter crash in the area in a week, officials said.
The two Mi-24 helicopters collided while attempting to land at the Chernigovka airfield in the Primorye region, about 80km from the town of Ussurisk, the defence ministry press service said.
It said said five of the six crew members on board the two craft were killed and one was injured.
The helicopters were taking part in major military training exercises that began across the Far East last week.
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