Armenian president offers condolences to V. Putin over Mi-8 crash

President Serzh Sargsyan has sent today a telegram of condolence to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the death of 21 people in the air crash in Yakutia, the press service of Armenian president said.

S. Sargsyan conveyed his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash. He wished a speedy recovery to the injured persons.

A transport helicopter today crashed into a hilltop in a polar region of Siberia with the loss of 21 lives, including children.The Mi-8 helicopter came down, reportedly in strong winds, 66km (41 miles) from Deputatsky in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Among the 28 people aboard were 11 children below the age of 12, three of them below the age of three.