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Army Aviation pilots of Eastern MD went on duty in the Arctic zone

Russian Aviaton » Wednesday June 7, 2017 13:23 MSK

The pilots of the formation of the army aviation of the Eastern MD went on duty in the Arctic zone of responsibility of the district.

The crew of the transport helicopter Mi-26 made a flight lasting more than 4 thousand kilometers from Khabarovsk to Anadyr airport in Chukotka with several landings on the Kuril Islands.

Within a few months they will perform tasks for the delivery of troops and cargo to remote Arctic garrisons by the military-transport helicopter Mi-26.

In addition, there will be the delivery of food to the Arctic locations and conduction of a planned rotation of personnel, carrying on combat duty at Cape Schmidt and Wrangel island.