Russian Black Sea Fleet marines make parachute jumps from helicopter in drills
SEVASTOPOL, February 5. /TASS/: Over 500 Black Sea Fleet marines are practicing a tactical air assault force’s airdropping from a helicopter during drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Wednesday.
The marines are landing from a low-flying helicopter at an altitude of 2-3 meters, the press office said in a statement.
Also, the marines "are making parachute jumps with their full combat gear from an altitude of up to 800 meters from a Mi-8 helicopter." "The marines are making parachute jumps in the daytime in permissible weather conditions," the statement says.