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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree declaring a day of mourning for the helicopter crash in the Chechen Republic

August 20, 2002

August 22, 2002 will be a day of mourning in the Russian Federation.

On August 19, 2002 a Mi-26 Halo military helicopter with 147 people onboard crashed in the Chechen Republic, killing 114 soldiers and pilots.

August 20, 2002