| 2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash | |
| Image Caption: | A Russian Mil-Mi-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident. |
| Type: | Disputed (claimed shot down and suspected bad weather) |
| Site: | Near Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia |
| Fatalities: | 12 |
| Injuries: | 3 |
| Aircraft Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator: | Russian Ground Forces |
| Tail Number: | Unknown |
| Passengers: | 12 |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Survivors: | 3 |
The 2006 Russian military Mil Mi-8 crash was a helicopter crash near Vladikavkaz. The crash killed 12 Russian military men, mostly high-ranking officers, among them Lieutenant-General Pavel Yaroslavtsev, deputy chief for army logistics, Lieutenant-General Viktor Guliaev, deputy chief of army medical units, and Major-General Vladimir Sorokin.
The Ossetian militant group Kataib al-Khoul claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter.[1]