Russia: Helicopter crash in Tambov region, kills 2

At least two people have been killed after a helicopter crashed in Russia's Tambov region on Tuesday.

The Russian news agency, TASS quoted a source in the regional emergency service as saying, "The helicopter went missing yesterday. It turned out that it had crashed, the wreckage was found by locals. Two pilots died in the crash."

Rescue teams were dispatched to the crash site. As per the reports, it was a privately-owned helicopter, which went missing on Monday.

Further details are awaited.

-ANI