MOSCOW, December 18 (RIA Novosti) - An Mi-8 helicopter owned by Russian air carrier UTair crashed in the Republic of Congo on Tuesday killing one crew member, a spokesman for the Russian Transportation Ministry said.
"The helicopter flipped over and crashed during landing," the spokesman said.
The helicopter, making a flight requested by the United Nations mission in the country, was carrying four crew members and six passengers. Several on board received injuries of varying degrees.