Mil Mi-8 crash near Elizovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

A Mi-8 helicopter made a hard landing and rolled onto its side in the Elizovsky District of Kamchatka Krai while on a flight from the Izluchina landing pad to the Kupanova River. All three crew members were uninjured, but the aircraft sustained damage, and a criminal case was opened for violation of air transport safety rules, with investigators examining both mechanical failure and pilot error as possible causes.