Mi-8 helicopter that disappeared on Monday in the Irkutsk region is found destroyed, spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry Irina Rossius confirmed to reporters, RIA Novosti reported.
"Mi-8 helicopter is detected in 7 kilometers from the Preobrazhenka settlement with signs of destruction," she said. No official information has been reported yet on the fate of ten people on board the helicopter.
Meanwhile, a source in law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti earlier that among those experts on board the helicopter was the Acting Head of the Regional Emergency Department Omelyanchik.