A Russian military helicopter with a three-man crew on board has gone missing on its way from the southern province of Chechnya, Interfax news agency said today.
Interfax quoted a military source in Chechnya as saying the Interior Ministry helicopter disappeared yesterday evening on its way from the Khankala military base near the Chechen capital Grozny to the neighbouring region of Ingushetia.
The source said a search operation had so far found nothing. Military helicopters are frequent targets of Chechen separatist rebels.