A helicopter crash has been reported in Russia, resulting in the loss of five lives.

There has been a significant increase in plane and helicopter crashes in recent months. Incidents of planes or helicopters crashing are reported almost daily, somewhere in the world. A similar incident has now occurred in Russia. An Mi-8 (Mi-8) helicopter operated by private aviation company APK Vzlet LLC (APK Vzlet LLC) was flying from Okhotsk (Охотск) to Magdan (Магадан) on Monday when it disappeared in the Khabarovsk (Хабаровск) region. An update on this missing helicopter has now emerged.

The Mi-8 helicopter operated by APK Vzlet LLC crashed and was destroyed in Khabarovsk, Russia. Emergency agency officials confirmed this on Wednesday, 16 July.