Complex sentence: The helicopter was designed to carry about 80 troops, while the one that was destroyed was actually carrying 147; the commander in charge of the helicopter, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Kudyakov, was convicted of negligence and violating flight regulations.
Split into simpler sentences: The helicopter was designed to carry about 80 troops, while the one that was destroyed was actually carrying 147. The commander in charge of the helicopter, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Kudyakov, was convicted of negligence and violating flight regulations.