Pick-up truck overturns trying to carry military chopper in Russia

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

An attempt by Russian stuntman Evgeny Chebotarev to carry an Mi-2 helicopter on a pickup truck went awfully wrong.

Key facts

  • An attempt by Russian stuntman Evgeny Chebotarev to carry an Mi-2 helicopter on a pickup truck went awfully wrong.
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:06:05 UTC.

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