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MOSCOW, 19 Sep — RIA Novosti. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov referred to the defence Ministry a request to comment on the information that may have occurred in the exercises “West-2017” the incident in which a helicopter was allegedly hit with rockets by the audience.
“This you still ask a question to the Ministry of defence, not to the presidential administration,” — said Peskov, when asked to comment on media reports that the exercises “West-2017” helicopter gunship fired a missile, fragments of which fell on the audience.
Strategic exercises “West-2017” held 14-20 September on the territory of Belarus, as well as on three sites of the Russian Federation. The total number of the personnel participating in the exercises, is 12.7 thousand military personnel. At the same time on the territory of Belarus 10,2 involved thousands of people (from Belarus — about 7 thousand, from Russia — about 3 thousand).