Saint Petersburg, Russia:
A Russian military helicopter on a training flight crashed on Thursday evening near Saint Petersburg, killing three people, local authorities said.
The Mi-8, which belonged to the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia), was carrying three crew members who were all killed in the crash, according to a spokesperson quoted by the local online news site Fontanka.
The helicopter went down in the Gathina region in northwest Russia "following an air incident" while on a training flight, according to the same source.
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