Pickup Truck Overturns While Attempting to Carry Military Helicopter in Russia
A stunt by Russian performer Evgeny Chebotarev to transport a Mi-2 helicopter on a pickup truck ended with the vehicle overturning.
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A stunt attempt by Russian performer Evgeny Chebotarev to carry a Mi-2 military helicopter on the back of a pickup truck went wrong when the vehicle overturned, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
The Mi-2 is a light, twin-engine helicopter originally developed in the Soviet Union and widely used across former Soviet states for both military and civilian purposes. Details of how Chebotarev intended to transport the aircraft, and the circumstances that led to the truck tipping over, were not included in the available report.
It was not stated whether Chebotarev or anyone else was injured in the incident, nor was the precise location or date of the stunt specified beyond its recent circulation online.
Footage of the mishap circulated widely after being shared online, drawing attention to the ambitious, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt.
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- Pick-up truck overturns trying to carry military chopper in Russia — Al Jazeera — All
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