Romania's military helicopter crashed, five dead

A Romanian helicopter sent on a search-saving mission late Wednesday after a Romanian military plane “Mig 21 LanceR” crashed from the radar. All five soldiers on board are dead, said Defence Ministry spokesman Constantin Spinu.

chopper pilot “IAR 330-Puma” had reported unfavourable weather conditions and was called to the base before the crash, the ministry said. The fate and location of the MIIG plane that has disappeared from the radar and has no information about it.

Both the fighter plane and the helicopter were flying over the Black Sea.

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