“We share the feelings and experiences of all those involved... The government of the Vologda region is ready to provide all necessary assistance in carrying out search operations, as well as any other assistance that may be required in connection with the situation,” said the acting governor of the region, Georgy Filimonov.
Earlier it was reported that the Mi-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergency Situations stopped communicating in Karelia.
Later, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that the wreckage of the missing Mi-8 was found in Lake Onega near the village of Derevyannoye.
An RT source said that divers will soon begin searching for the bodies of the dead.