Three soldiers killed after helicopter crash in New York

Three soldiers were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash south of Rochester, New York, during a training mission, state military officials said.

Report states, citing RIA Novosti, that the soldiers were in a New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter when it went down in the town of Mendon.

Their names were not immediately released.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office noted that the military helicopter crashed in a field around 6:30 p.m.

"National Guard members are our citizen-soldiers who voluntarily serve and protect both here and abroad, and I extend prayers and condolences from all New Yorkers to the family, loved ones, and fellow soldiers of these honorable heroes who we will never forget," the statement said.