“The search area is as narrow as possible, the forest is being combed - square by square,” he wrote on Instagram.
According to Semyonov, the grouping of forces and means involved in the search for the helicopter was increased to 290 people.
Also involved are 81 pieces of equipment, including drones and snowmobiles.
Earlier it was reported that at 14:15 Moscow time, a message was received about a hard landing of the Mi-2 helicopter in the Uvinsky region of Udmurtia.
On board, according to preliminary data, there were two people.
On the fact of the incident, the UK began to check.
According to local authorities, the crew of the Mi-2 helicopter that made a hard landing near Izhevsk summoned rescuers themselves.