MOSCOW: A Mi-8 helicopter of a private airline disappeared during a flight from the town of Okhotsk to Magadan, Russia's state-owned TASS news agency reported on Monday citing information from emergency services.
"At the appointed time, during a flight from the settlement of Okhotsk to the city of Magadan, the Mi-8 helicopter of the Vzlet airline failed to respond to communication, " the agency quoted its source as saying.
According to the available details, another Mi-8 helicopter took off from Okhotsk to search for the missing helicopter and an An-26 aircraft from Magadan is also involved in the search operation.