Two US Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kentucky State

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Two US soldiers were killed as a result of a helicopter crash at the Fort Campbell training facility in the US state of Kentucky that occurred during a routine training, the US Army Fort Campbell wrote in post on its Facebook page on Saturday.

"At approximately 9:50 p.m. Friday [1:50 GMT on Saturday], two Soldiers of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) were killed in an AH-64E Apache helicopter crash in the local training area on Fort Campbell. The names of the deceased will not be released until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification is complete," the statement read.

The recovery operation are currently ongoing on the crash site.

"This is a day of sadness for Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne," Brig. Gen. Todd Royar, the deputy commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, was quoted as saying in the statement.

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The investigation into the reasons behind the crash has been launched.