<p>One person died, six more were injured on Sunday in a Mi-8 helicopter's hard landing at an airfield in the city of Mogocha on return from extinguishing a fire near the village of Maklakan, Trans-Baikal Territory, the emergency services told Sputnik.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, the regional ministry of health told Sputnik that one person died and five were injured in the crash.</p>
<p>"One person died, six more were injured in the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter in Transbaikalia," the emergency services said.</p>
<p>The message about the hard landing of the MI-8 helicopter was received at 11:05 Moscow time [08:05 GMT].</p>
<p>The helicopter was returning from extinguishing a fire near the village of Maklakan, the press service of the Transbaikalia government specified.</p>
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The message about the hard landing of the MI-8 helicopter was received at 11:05 Moscow time [08:05 GMT]

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