Russia marks March 8 with its first female helicopter squad

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"Kolibri" ("The Hummingbirds"), the first female helicopter squad has sprung up in Russia. Occasionally, it was presented in Moscow on March, 8 - the International Women Day. 

There are five women in the "The Hummingbirds" squad. The members of the team are Yekaterina Oreshnikova who is the only female pilot in Russian Emegency aviation fleet; Evgenia Kurpika who is the European absolute champion in the helicopter sport, and three cadets.

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