"It was reported that near the village of Yablochnoye, Velikopisarivsky district of the Sumy region, during the spraying of fields, the Mi-2 helicopter crashed," the office said in a statement.

Nine employees of the State Emergency Service, as well as three pieces of equipment, are working on site.

The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.

At the end of June in the Krasnodar Territory as a result of a hard landing Mi-2 pilot was killed.

In April, URA.RU announced the appointment of an additional inspection in connection with the hard landing of the Yamal helicopter, as a result of which the tail was torn off.