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The Mi-8 helicopter in the photo has the number "62" on it, as does one shown in a video about the defection released by Ukraine.
A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last month has revealed details of the daring operation to fly across the border in his Mi8 combat helicopter, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last month has revealed details of the daring operation to fly across the border in his Mi8 combat helicopter, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
Lionel Richie has apologised to his New York fans after he pulled his concert an hour after it was due to begin.
The pilot and back seater were racing against the clock in a plummeting plane, a supersonic Soviet-era jet, when one of them decided to eject.